As many as 65,000 manufacturing workers will lose their jobs in the next six months, according to research by the...
Employment law
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Part of my role is monitoring absence. It’s come to my notice that one member of staff has been off...
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Employees have the right to take a reasonable amount of time off work to deal with unexpected or sudden emergencies...
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Business secretary Peter Mandelson has distanced himself from claims he is to delay the introduction of regulations on flexible working...
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TUC general secretary Brendan Barber has questioned “astonishing” reports that the government plans to suspend the extension of the right...
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Tribunal blow for employers as courts could get right to raise payouts by 50%
by Guy Loganby Guy LoganChanges to the Employment Bill could leave employers liable for higher levels of damages at employment tribunals, experts have warned.City...
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The UK is struggling to keep the Working Time Directive opt-out clause it thought it had secured with concessions on...
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A care worker at a residential home in North Wales was entitled to be woken after sleeping for six hours...
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A raft of employment law changes could be put on hold due to the economic crisis, according to reports. New...
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Managers and directors across the UK have been warned that they risk imprisonment for health and safety failings, after a...
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The CBI has insisted the government needs to “actively manage” the influx of foreign workers after new immigration minister Phil...
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Q One of our employees has requested parental leave as her carer has become unavailable. This is extremely inconvenient, what...
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Guy Guinan, employment partner, HalliwellsWhen an employee decides to leave, too often it appears that the contractual notice period is...
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When employee share options feature in TUPE transfers, major complications can arise.Where Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) applies,...
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98% of those losing their jobs in the three months to August...