Dismissing 850 or so agency workers was never going to be a PR victory for BMW management. But even they...
Employment law
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Baby P case ex social services chief takes Haringey Council to Tribunal over dismissal
by Guy Loganby Guy LoganThe former children’s services chief who was fired over the Baby P case has lodged an employment tribunal claim against...
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Recent figures show a sharp rise in claims against ex-employees taking confidential information from their previous employers.
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Sabbaticals and lay offs offer alternatives to redundancy. But they must be handled with a great deal of care.
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A recent ruling by the Information Commissioner means job applicants in the public sector can request to see rivals' details.
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Twenty-eight years after its birth, TUPE still raises thorny questions. Its complexity is evidenced by the number of groundbreaking tribunal cases which have come to the fore recently, many of which could have far-reaching ramifications at a time of economic instability
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The issue of long-term sickness absence has always been an emotive problem for employrs. Now, in a key case, the European Court of Justice has ruled that workers are entitled to four weeks' holiday pay for each year they are absent through sickness, giving employers another headeache. But is this a case of yet another burdensome benefit, or should businesses just accept the ruling and move on?
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No work permit – no benefits, rules Spanish CourtThe Labour Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court has ruled that foreign...
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UK firms are employing unscrupulous practices to push people out of the workplace and avoid redundancy costs, the GMB union...
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Friday Podcast: Pay deal tribunal ruling; construction sector data protection breach; HR business partnering
by Rob Mossby Rob MossHR news and analysis including:
An employment tribunal ruling on collective pay rises means new employers must honour old pay...
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Employers are only just getting to grips with the new points-based system (PBS) that governs people from outside the European...
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We are having cashflow problems and were going to make a number of redundancies. However, we have said that if...
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One of the hardest jobs any HR Manager has to deal with is telling employees that their job has been...
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An online questionnaire designed to help an organisation to monitor and improve its redundancy process – by gathering anonymous feedback...
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Construction union Ucatt has called on the government to outlaw blacklisting after an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)...