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    Brexit: Would the Government’s grip on trade unions get tighter?

    by Paula Rome 20 May 2016
    by Paula Rome 20 May 2016

    Will an exit from the EU empower the Government to reduce the rights of trade unions and the right to...

    • Financial services
    • Employee references
    • Legal opinion

    References in the banking sector: what HR needs to know

    by Sarah Ozanne 20 May 2016
    by Sarah Ozanne 20 May 2016

    Employers in the banking sector must comply with tough new requirements as part of major regulatory reform. What impact will...

    • Service provision changes
    • Brexit
    • Europe

    What would happen to TUPE if the UK left Europe?

    by Dan Peyton 3 May 2016
    by Dan Peyton 3 May 2016

    As part of our series of articles looking at the impact of a potential Brexit on employers and their legal...

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Legal opinion

    Five ways bullying can creep into organisations

    by Andrea Nicholls 20 Nov 2015
    by Andrea Nicholls 20 Nov 2015

    As Anti-Bullying Week draws to a close, will better awareness reduce instances of it in the workplace or just increase...

    • Rest periods
    • Personnel Today
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    Remote working: five legal issues you might have missed

    by Jo Faragher 20 Oct 2015
    by Jo Faragher 20 Oct 2015

    More and more employees now work outside the office, whether for better work-life balance or to match the demands of...

    • Immigration
    • Legal opinion

    Ten ways to prepare for the crackdown on illegal workers

    by Vikki Wiberg 14 Aug 2015
    by Vikki Wiberg 14 Aug 2015

    The Government has announced plans to get tougher on employers who take on immigrant labour illegally. Lawyer Vikki Wiberg suggests...

    • Discontinuous shared parental leave
    • Enhanced pay
    • Personnel Today

    Could Netflix-style unlimited parental leave work for employers?

    by Tina Wisener 12 Aug 2015
    by Tina Wisener 12 Aug 2015

    Streaming media giant Netflix has announced that it will offer new parents unlimited paid leave for a year. But employers...

    • Maternity
    • Pregnancy and maternity discrimination
    • Legal opinion

    Child’s play: managing maternity discrimination

    by Janvi Patel 11 Aug 2015
    by Janvi Patel 11 Aug 2015

    Research issued last month by the Equality and Human Rights Commission showed that 54,000 new mothers are forced out of...

    • Financial penalties
    • Legal opinion

    Why so few financial penalties for aggravated breaches of employment law?

    by Nick Hobden 14 Jul 2015
    by Nick Hobden 14 Jul 2015

    Only three penalties have been imposed against employers for breaching their legal obligations “with aggravating features” since they were brought...

    • Discipline
    • Dismissal
    • Legal opinion

    Employee misconduct: how to protect the business

    by Yvonne Gallagher 10 Jun 2015
    by Yvonne Gallagher 10 Jun 2015

    A business faced with potentially serious employee misconduct, particularly by someone senior, will face some difficult choices and risks. Yvonne...

    • Sexual harassment
    • Employment law
    • Legal opinion

    Sexual harassment at work: three types of claim

    by Beverley Sunderland 20 May 2015
    by Beverley Sunderland 20 May 2015

    Pop star Robbie Williams and his wife have been accused of sexual harassment against a former employee. There are numerous...

    • Commission
    • Holidays and holiday pay
    • Legal opinion

    Has the holiday pay reference period been decided by Lock v British Gas?

    by Ruth Christy 28 Apr 2015
    by Ruth Christy 28 Apr 2015

    If commission should be included in holiday pay, what reference period should be used to calculate how much an employee...

    • Employee-shareholders
    • Political elections
    • Legal opinion

    Could election spell the end for Shares for Rights?

    by Chris Tutton 17 Apr 2015
    by Chris Tutton 17 Apr 2015

    Chris Tutton looks at how the coalition Government’s controversial Shares for Rights scheme has been used since its introduction, and...

    • Europe
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Should discrimination laws be scrapped? Nigel Farage’s beliefs vs the legal facts

    by Tina Wisener 24 Mar 2015
    by Tina Wisener 24 Mar 2015

    Last week, Ukip said employers should be allowed to discriminate...

    • Service provision changes
    • Case law
    • Legal opinion

    TUPE service provision changes – which employees transfer?

    by Linda Glover 3 Mar 2015
    by Linda Glover 3 Mar 2015

    Determining whether or not TUPE applies to an outsourcing or insourcing situation can be a headache for employers. Linda Glover...

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