Dealing with malingerers and fakers is an HR staple. How can this be done sensibly and legally? David Ashmore advises.
Employment law
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The European Commission plans to issue a new directive on family rights. This could have significant ramifications for UK employers, as Juliet Carp explains.
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As more and more companies make lay-offs, HR departments may be tempted to use the legal advice packages on redundancy that are on the market. They should proceed with caution, writes Ross Bentley.
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We are recruiting for a position and have received applications from migrant workers. But the job in question isn’t on...
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A new website, flexible-working, will be launched in Cornwall this morning which will help small businesses boost their productivity and profits...
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The odds on British businesses maintaining their opt-out from the European Working Time Directive (WTD) are getting longer and longer, as it seems...
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The TUC has called for major law changes in Alistair Darling’s forthcoming Pre-Budget Report to force employers to pay out more...
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Luxury yacht builder Fairline Boats has drastically cut the hours of hundreds of workers due to the economic crisis.The Northamptonshire...
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Three-quarters of companies provide more than the statutory maternity pay requirement, according to research by Incomes Data Services (IDS).The survey...
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Age-based redundancy criterion not discriminatoryRolls-Royce v UniteFactsRolls-Royce had entered into collective agreements with trade union Unite that set out the...
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Flexible working is making a comeback – driven by the impending recession and government enthusiasm for the concept.
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Payouts for equal pay, unfair dismissal, and religious and sexual orientation discrimination jumped as total employment tribunal payouts hit £32m...
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Leading HR directors have backed a proposal suggesting staff that lose tribunal claims should be forced to pay the employers’...
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HR blunders were partly to blame for staff fraud and theft, costing government departments £4.3m last year.An official study out...
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Employers will face increased pay bills if people are banned from working more than 48 hours per week, senior HR...