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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.

Waterstones ends unpaid work placements

2012-02-03 16:22 - 154 reads

But the government's 'work for your benefits' scheme has plenty of takers elsewhere.

Spent conviction rate cuts proposed to ease ex-offenders into work

2012-02-03 14:19 - 154 reads

The reforms, put forward by the Justice Minister, are the first in the area for nearly 30 years.

Ask the Expert: Is it legal to have a dual reference policy?

2012-02-03 10:19 - 270 reads

Legal experts work hard to answer some tricky reference questions.

Workplace alcohol policies should be mandated, says charity

2012-02-02 15:11 - 182 reads

The aim is to save the economy 14 million working days and £6.4 billion per year in lost productivity and absenteeism.

'Overworked' HR manager sues for £800,000 in compensation

2012-02-02 13:35 - 247 reads

After allegedly living on vitamin supplements and cold medicines to get through the day, she was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and has not worked since.

Repayment by Redknapp not "number one priority, says Mandaric

2012-01-31 17:27 - 171 reads

The Tottenham Hotspur manager says the tax evasion charges against him are sad, unfair and an insult.

Tax workers strike over privatisation fears

2012-01-31 17:03 - 161 reads

But the action is giving those employees struggling to file their income tax self assessments online an extra bit of breathing space.

Pension reforms will increase public/private sector gap, warns IFS

2012-01-31 16:09 - 207 reads

The think tank is also the second to claim that the government's proposed changes will not save taxpayers any money over the longer term.

Uncovering the real agenda behind HMRC's Real Time Information scheme

2012-01-31 11:19 - 306 reads

A pilot involving volunteer employers is due to start from April this year, leaving little time for adjustments before the system becomes mandatory in 2013.

Woolworths union takes advice over collective redundancy laws

2012-01-30 17:39 - 238 reads

Although most former Woolworths employees were awarded millions in compensation over consultation failures during their redundancy process, 3,000 missed out through no fault of their own.

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