The equality watchdog “mistreated, penalised and pushed out” a female member of staff on maternity leave in an attempt make...
Employment law
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Formal flexible working requests are becoming commonplace and the majority are being granted, according to research by Personnel Today‘s sister...
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BT has launched an HR consultancy service to help spread best-practice, having increased productivity by 20% and reduced absenteeism by...
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You’d need a heart of stone to be unmoved by the plight of many pensioners in the UK – other than...
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With job losses mounting, there’s every likelihood workplace disputes will escalate in the coming months. So it’s imperative that employers...
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There have been two headline decisions in the past year on aspects of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) that...
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The EC announced last month that it would like to amend the Pregnant Workers Directive to offer enhanced benefits to...
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In most businesses staff costs are now the most expensive overhead. There is a very real question, however, about how...
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In the first case of its kind, the US District Court in New Jersey has ruled an employer that requested...
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The construction industry ‘blacklist’ has raised the hackles of just about everyone involved with recruitment – not least those individuals listed...
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Defined benefit pension schemes have been hitting the headlines again. A survey of employers published by the National Association of...
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The government should introduce an ‘Alternative to Redundancy’ (ATR) scheme as part of a package of labour market reforms that...
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Friday Podcast: Dual discrimination claims; no-win no-fee lawyer regulations; Personnel Today Power Players list
by Rob Mossby Rob MossHR news and analysis including:
the Equality Bill amendment to allow dual discrimination cases;
how regulating no-win no-fee lawyers would... -
The first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act is under way. What are the implications? David Leckie explains.
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Further details of the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) plans to curb and control no-win no-fee arrangements in employment tribunal claims...