Employers are required to provide employees with an employment contract, a written statement of certain terms and conditions of their employment, within two months of the beginning of their employment.
Employer should always consult with the employee prior to changing an employee's contract of employment. Failure to follow a fair procedure when varying employees' terms and conditions of employment may result in an employee bringing a claim for breach of contract.
Key employment law changes in 2016 to ensure you have a head start to...
Nearly all (98%) junior doctors balloted by the British Medical Association (BMA) have voted in favour of strikes, for the...
All employers sometimes need to change contracts of employment. An employee’s working patterns might not fit in with business needs,...
New legislation giving workers the right to make a tribunal claim in relation to an exclusivity clause in a zero...
The Government has published guidance for employers on the use of zero hours contracts detailing their appropriate – and inappropriate...
What do employers need to know about notice periods on the termination of employment? Ashok Kanani answers the top 10...
The number of zero hours contracts used by employers has risen by one-fifth, according to the Office for National Statistics...
Almost half of those that have been offered a zero hours contract have turned it down, according to research from...
Chile is host to many multinational businesses, and has one of the highest rates of working hours in the world....
Career breaks can be a useful tool in employee retention. However, there are areas of uncertainty associated with their use,...
Zero hours contracts continue to be a newsworthy and contentious employment issue. At the end of last month, a change...
Legislation preventing employers from using exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts becomes law from today (26 May). The legislation makes...
Changing employees’ terms and conditions of employment has never been an HR professional’s easiest task. Georgina Rowley looks at three...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a decision limiting unfair dismissal compensation paid to the mayor of Liverpool, whose...
Chris Tutton looks at how the coalition Government’s controversial Shares for Rights scheme has been used since its introduction, and...
