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This month the new head of the Learning and Skills Council takes up his post to prepare for its official launch in April, when the LSC will replace the Training …

Employers and unions are working together in Norway to ensure the success of a national on-line learning system. Dominique Hammond compares its experience with the UK’s efforts  Norway, land of …

Professional mediator Nicholas Dewar explains how a conflict management system can cut costs and improve employee relations

A HUGE rise in TRIBUNAL cases over the past year has confirmed employers’ worst fears about the effect of changes IN the law. So what should be done now to turn this alarming tide?

The EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE has been particularly active this year in employment law, issuing judgements that directly affect cases in the UK and also setting precedents In cases in other Member States. Keith Nuttall reviews the most important DECISIONS to date

Helen Froud, director of corporate services at Worcestershire County Council, examines the challenges for personnel practitioners in implementing parental leave

Nicholas Robertson, Partner at Rowe and Maw, gives an overview of the legislation on compulsory union recognition and how it will affect a typical business

Who’s doing what on the national employment law scene? We give the low-down on this year’s high-fliers, as chronicled in the latest Legal 500

This month’s news in brief TUC wants pay floor raised to £5 an hour The TUC has called for an increase in the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage …

Employers have been warned to review their Internet and e-mail policies to take account of new laws due to come in this month. The main changes will come in the …

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 …