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New rules on monitoring have led to cries of snoopers’ charter from civil rights campaigners and trade unions. Malcolm Pike and Joe Glavina ask, are they justified?
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Tribunals are to be given powers to impose cost penalties of up to £10,000 on individuals bringing unreasonable or vexatious claims against employers. Long-awaited proposals to relieve pressure on the …
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More than a third of employers in a recent survey have received requests for parental leave under the legislation introduced last year. Thirty six per cent of respondents to a …
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Sex discrimination RE-INTERPRETED TO INCLUDE sexual orientation as well as gender. we look at this, plus cases on compensation for harassment, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS UNDER TUPE AND reduction in pay WITHOUT CONSENT
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This has been a particularly tricky start to the new millennium, with complex new legislation and some controversial tribunal decisions making it ever harder to stay on the right side of the law. Addleshaw Booth’s employment team takes a fictional look at some of the difficult day-to-day decisions faced by your average HR department in 2000
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Christopher Mordue examines a crucial European judgement on working time and its implications for UK employers
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 The courts have recently shown themselves quite willing to interfere in employment contracts to curb the worst excesses of "creative" drafting. sarah lamont looks at some of the circumstances in …
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Employers have responded positively to the raft of new "family-friendly" legislation, according to research by law firm Allen &Overy Family-friendly policies in the workplace are at the heart of …
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A study to compare work stress and burnout in two similar professional groups – podiatrists and dentists
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Despite the best attempts of the British weather to disrupt everyone’s travel plans with heavy rain and floods, IOSH and many of its members made the traditional trip to Harrogate …
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Disclosing confidential medical information can lead to employees making libel claims, but practitioners should be aware there are circumstances in which is it acceptable
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This month’s letter I read with interest the advice on how to deal with workplace bullying (Letters, OH November), but in my experience none of it is likely to be …
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How should occupational health nurses be addressing the key health inequalities in the workplace?
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Occupational health nurses are surprisingly low-paid, according to Kevin McNerney, an RCN solicitor. McNerney told the conference that OH nurses, in particular in the private sector, are paid less than …
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Charity offers range of support materials for the workplace to help early diagnosis of bowel cancer