Employers with large cohorts of itinerant workers, such as salespeople or mobile engineers, will be hoping that a forthcoming European...
Employment law
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An employee who discovered a draft document about proposed changes to the pension scheme on his employer’s shared drive and...
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Kate Schmit and Nicholas Atkins look at the use of good leaver/bad leaver provisions to incentivise employees, and suggest that...
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The Government has announced its review of employment tribunal fees, which it says will result in recommendations for any changes...
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The recent decision in the landmark Woolworths case may have come as a relief to employers, but Daniel Isaac and...
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David Cameron has indicated that he could look at plans to allow parents to transfer part of their family-friendly leave...
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The classic “range of reasonable responses test” in unfair dismissal cases means that a harsh dismissal is not necessarily an...
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A business faced with potentially serious employee misconduct, particularly by someone senior, will face some difficult choices and risks. Yvonne...
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An employment tribunal has held that an NHS worker was unfairly dismissed after a colleague reported him for smelling of...
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US Government HR hacked: what if such a data breach happened in the UK?
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherData affecting millions of workers has been hacked in a huge breach of security at the Office of Personnel Management...
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The number of people working from home has increased to almost one in seven over the past decade, according to...
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Zero hours contracts continue to be a newsworthy and contentious employment issue. At the end of last month, a change...
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A new service from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), to be launched on 8 June 2015, has meant...
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Disciplinary procedures: six common mistakes made by inexperienced managers
by Fiona Cumingby Fiona CumingEmployers often spend a large amount of time drafting a fair disciplinary policy, but fail to give the same attention...
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Investment in office space is increasing, yet so is flexible working, meaning offices are rarely at full capacity. A new...