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.
Retail union Usdaw hailed Friday 15 October as a “historic milestone”, after the Christmas Day (Trading) Bill passed its final...
The majority of employers are confident that their existing consultation procedures will comply with the forthcoming Information and Consultation of...
Top 10 questions you need to consider before the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2005 take effect from next March.
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Is the Code of Practice on public sector staff transfers really preventing two-tier workforces?
The deployment of army reservists in Iraq requires a balancing act between the employee's right to be reinstated on their return, and the employer's right to protect its business interests. John Charlton reports on the state of play so far
Workplace romances are inevitable considering the amount of time spent at work. But it is important that employers have a...
Company e-mails are increasingly turning up in court as evidence in litigation cases. To help employers protect themselves, HR must ensure that company e-mail policies are watertight.
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TUC call for the Government to extend full employment rights to all workers by
closing the legal loopholes around...
Leaked reports of workplace laws shake-up refer to staff being able to claim greater compensation and claim it sooner
