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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.

How to avoid the Employment Tribunal

2010-09-02 09:03 - 943 reads - 1 comment

Abercrombie & Fitch accused of 'lookism' gavel law legal judge

Guy Hollebon, Head of Employment Law at Bristol and London based Bevans Solicitors, analyses the dramatic rise in claims and gives top tips.

'Equal pay' firms target 'unenforceable' pay secrecy clauses

2010-09-01 16:00 - 247 reads

Private sector employers should brace themselves for a wave of mass discrimination lawsuits following the abolition of a pay secrecy clause in the Equality Act.

What impact will abolishing the compulsory retirement age have?

2010-08-26 09:56 - 1471 reads

Marcus Downing considers how to engage older workers now they are likely to be more prevalent in the workplace.

The new retirement age – implications for employers and employees

2010-08-26 09:56 - 1024 reads

Your guide to the new retirement age from Ian Bird, principal partner at Foster Denovo.

Ask the expert: Restrictive covenants

2010-08-24 09:13 - 637 reads

This week the experts, Martin Brewer and Esther Smith, advise on whether restrictive covenants can be enforced.

Pay offer halts proposed BAA strike

2010-08-17 10:36 - 426 reads

The Unite union has called off proposed industrial action by thousands of airport workers that would have crippled six UK airports, after operator BAA agreed to a “much improved” pay offer.

Ask the expert: Successive fixed term contracts

2010-08-17 09:24 - 793 reads

This week the experts, Adam Partington and Esther Smith, advise on whether you can justify fixed term contracts.

Union urges BT employees with damaged hearing to claim

2010-08-12 17:18 - 618 reads

The Communications Workers Union is urging engineers suffering from tinnitus and deafness to seek compensation from the telco for potential negligence.

Antisocial hours still need equal pay

2010-08-12 16:49 - 443 reads

A ruling that female workers at an NHS Trust in Merseyside are entitled to the same level of payment for working antisocial hours as men could open the way to similar claims elsewhere.

The HP Way: Sexual harrassment and the CEO

2010-08-12 09:21 - 1180 reads

Mark Hurd, the hugely respected CEO credited with turning around the fortunes of HP, resigned over the weekend.

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The referral back to the House of Lords from the ECJ did not produce the outcome most employment lawyers and HR professionals were expecting

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