The recent oil refinery strike highlights key points about EU workers' rights.
Employment law
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HR professionals could face hefty fines, prison sentences, and even be placed on the sex offenders register under new laws...
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The Met Police HR chief has insisted that the majority of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are not “bored”, despite...
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One of Lancashire’s top employment lawyers has welcomed the removal of the ill fated compulsory statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures,...
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It's nearly 40 years since the Equal Pay Act came into force, yet gender pay equality is more of an issue than ever . Sue Ashtiany details how claims are made and the defences employers have against them.
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The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) has asked its lawyers to decide if airline BMI has a case to answer...
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Never mind the recession, the government is pushing ahead with expanding flexible working. From April, employee rights to request this will be extended. Laura Livingstone and James Ogilvie detail what employers should do to be ready.
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A wave of protests is taking place around the country over workers from EU countries taking skilled jobs at a...
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EXCLUSIVEThe DWP has recruited nearly 3,000 extra Jobcentre staff to help the growing number of unemployed get back to work,...
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Job losses continue to dominate the headlines as businesses scrabble to save money. But there are plenty of alternatives to...
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Job losses continue to dominate the headlines as businesses scrabble to save money, but new research from the Chartered Institute...
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Wildcat strikes in support of protests over the use of foreign labour show no sign of ending, despite the adverse...
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Nuclear workers strike in sympathy of Grangemouth foreign worker protests
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryWorkers at two nuclear plants have taken part in ‘sympathy strikes’ in support of protests over the use of foreign...
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Leading HR practitioners have delivered a stern warning to their peers that sickness absence should be low down on the...
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Most religious discrimination cases involve allegations of either bullying/harassment or indirect discrimination, where claimants argue that a workplace policy, procedure...