Employment Law

One of the most important requirements for the busy HR professional is to keep up-to-date with new employment legislation and case law.

This section provides you with all the expert information and legislation updates that you need on issues such as discipline and grievances, redundancies, diversity and equality, corporate manslaughter, dismissal, tribunals, and discrimination.

'Must speak Polish' job ad investigated

2010-03-15 12:06 - 10 reads
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The government’s equality watchdog is investigating claims that a pre-packed cooked meat manufacturer discriminated against UK workers by advertising jobs for Polish speakers only

Gas workers may strike over bullying

2010-03-12 16:20 - 197 reads
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British and Scottish Gas workers are being balloted for strike action over claims of macho management and bullying by their employer.

Scotland lays down anti-violence guidelines

2010-03-08 12:34 - 222 reads
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Scotland has brought together first first set of guidelines designed to protect staff from violence at work.

Ask the expert: Sleeping shift

2010-03-08 09:31 - 285 reads
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Should we pay NMW? Martin Brewer and Esther Smith advise on whether a sleeping shift requires national minimum wage.

Supertax could do more harm than good, says pension body

2010-03-05 15:12 - 217 reads
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A pension scheme industry body has called on the government to rethink its taxation proposals for the top 1% of earners claiming that they will also hit lower paid workers and cost employers a fortune to implement.

Ask the expert: What are our responsibilities to employee with MS?

2010-03-04 09:10 - 522 reads - 1 comment
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One of our employees suffers from multiple sclerosis. What are our responsibilities? Adam Partington and Esther Smith advise.

Legal briefing: Right to train

2010-03-02 13:24 - 1517 reads - 1 comment
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On 6 April 2010 the new Employee Study and Training Regulations come into force. The regulations set out how employers should respond to such requests.

Ask the expert: Can we demote rather than dismiss?

2010-02-23 09:05 - 880 reads
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If an employee is struggling, can we demote rather than dismiss, and should we give them notice? Martin Brewer and Esther Smith advise.

Government to drive paternity leave awareness

2010-02-19 10:31 - 336 reads
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The government has launched a month-long ‘Dads at Work’ awareness campaign to try and raise awareness of paternity leave rights.

Firms warned over first aider rules

2010-02-18 11:24 - 370 reads
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More than three quarters of UK employers have inadvertently broken health and safety laws by having no trained first aiders present in the workplace, according to a charity.
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