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Employers should think twice before withholding discretionary payments or benefits from dismissed employees following the award of £1.3m damages to a former equities trader. In Clark v Nomura International, the …

Contractors hit by changes to the tax rules under IR35 could be entitled to employee benefits and protection, a legal expert in the field has warned. The changes, adopted in …

BEWARE OF UNLAWFUL PENALTY CLAUSES. this month we look at deductions for lack of notice plus cases on discretionary bonus payments, maternity leave, union representation at hearings and “same race” discrimination

Michael Leftley looks at some typical stress-related scenarios to illustrate the problems that can occur and the steps responsible employers should take to avoid embarrassing and expensive payouts

The employment law team at Pinsent Curtis answer questions on workplace issues Revised Tupe regulations Q:  When will the new Tupe regulations come in? What will they mean for people …

Statutory union recognition has turned into a non-barking dog, with only nine disputed claims since June. The most controversial part of the Employment Relations Act has failed to ignite, said …

Employers could see trade unions start to flex their muscles as enhanced rights for strikers start to bite. Simon Horsfield takes a closer look at exactly what is allowed by the new laws

Any UK-based business that receives details from job applicants online faces a serious challenge: how to comply with the strict laws governing the use of personal information. Eduardo Ustaran advocates …

Leading experts in the occupational health field review the latest books and videos for the profession CD-Rom The Successful Management of Hand-Arm Vibration HSE, £95 plus VAT This interactive CD-Rom …

Construction sector takes action in commission’s health and safety drive

Investors in People can be an effective mechanism in identifying vulnerable areas in a company and building regular health and safety training into organisational procedures

Forming judgements from a candidate’s medical history alone can be discriminatory. Any recommendations need to be based on scientific evidence, in line with current disability law

The letter on bullying in the workplace (OH, August) has prompted me to write about the problems I have experienced with my employer and the Royal College of Nursing’s approach …

Nola Ishmael, Department of Health nursing officer, was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List this year. A former health visitor and director of community nursing services at …

OH nurses in Scotland are being invited to apply for the Mair Scholarship 2001. The bursary, founded by the RCN’s Occupational Health Nurses Group in recognition of the contribution to …