Legislation banning employers from blacklisting workers because of union membership or activities unexpectedly came into force yesterday (2 March).
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Employment law
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An Equality Bill amendment calling for the default retirement age (DRA) to be scrapped by the end of next year...
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A former general manager who said he was not told why he had lost his job has been awarded £40,000...
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The British Red Cross has decided against recovering costs from a former employee who took the charity to a tribunal.The...
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HR specialist Deminos is blaming the recession for a steep rise in unfair dismissal claims and is warning businesses to beware.According...
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Pressure is growing on the CIPD to investigate charity boss Christine Pratt after her decision to go public about alleged...
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An inquiry into the actions of the National Bullying Helpline has been launched by the Charity Commission following the receipt...
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More than 1,000 staff at Ethel Austin have been made redundant after the firm’s administrator closed 114 shops. The fashion...
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Tens of thousands of civil servants will go on strike for 48 hours on 8 and 9 March as a...
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A surprise piece of US legislation knocked the UK online gaming sector – and its HR professionals – for six....
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Q I am the director of a popular advertising agency. According to company policy, all of our senior staff have...
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Muschett v HM Prison Service (HMPS)
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Eric Muschett signed a contract with the Brook Street agency on 15 January... -
On 21 February, the government ran an advertisement in a Sunday newspaper, encouraging employers to visit its website for free...
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Firms whose staff are threatening strikes should be legally allowed to hire replacement agency workers, a centre-right think tank has...
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A former employee has won thousands of pounds in compensation after a tribunal found owners tried to “de-gay” the pub...