Employment law
Personality clashes in the workplace: five interesting employment cases
Personality clashes are the third most common cause of workplace conflict, according to an XpertHR survey. In what circumstances can...
Number of zero hours contracts up by more than a quarter
The number of people on zero hours contracts has gone up by more than a quarter, according to the latest...
Five ways to make sure global HR policies succeed
As globalisation continues, many employers with a multi-jurisdictional presence are introducing global HR policies that apply across their international business....
Misconduct outside the workplace: five key employment cases
The recent allegations against a group of Chelsea supporters highlight how employee misconduct outside the workplace can cause difficulties for...
Harmonising after TUPE: less generous terms for older employees can be justified
Implementing changes in the workplace can be challenging for employers, and harmonising terms and conditions after a TUPE transfer is...
Tribunal watch: Met Police reaches settlement with former PC Carol Howard
Carol Howard, the policewoman who successfully claimed race and sex discrimination against the Metropolitan Police, has reached a final settlement...
Shared parental leave: how does your organisation compare?
Is your organisation fully prepared for shared parental leave? XpertHR is conducting a short benchmarking survey on how employers plan...
The benefits and challenges of employee share incentives
Recent academic research looking into the impact of employee share ownership provides some fairly compelling data to support arguments that...
Statutory redundancy pay rate to increase from 6 April 2015
The Government has published details of the annual increases to statutory redundancy pay and the amount of compensation that employment...
Tribunal watch: Unfair dismissal over social media “selfie” wearing Osama Bin Laden mask
A worker who placed on social media a “selfie” of himself wearing an Osama Bin Laden mask at work was...
Shared parental leave: what are the technology implications?
The legal aspects of the new rights to shared parental leave have been scrutinised at length, but how can HR...
A dignified exit
As sure as night follows day, the one thing I can guarantee in your HR career is that you will need to let someone go, fire them, relieve them of their duties. Because as much as helping people to join our organisation, helping people to leave is a part of our role and responsibility. And […]
First UK tribunal finds worker’s obesity eligible for disability protection
A UK employment tribunal has become the first to consider obesity as a disability following last year’s ruling in the...
Are employee references worth the paper they are written on?
Sarah Rushton looks at the problems associated with providing employee references and questions what value they have when employees change...
E-cigarettes in the workplace: first vaping tribunal decision is a warning for employers
E-cigarettes in the workplace pose a difficult question for employers...
