One of the many company law changes made by the new Companies Act 2006 is to define, for the first time in...
Employment law
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In St Helens Borough Council v Derbyshire and others, the court held that letters sent by the council to equal...
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Imagine going into a boxing ring (against your better judgement) on a matter of principle, or even because you’re hell-bent...
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TUC chief Brendan Barber defends tribunal system despite surge in court cases
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherEXCLUSIVETUC leader Brendan Barber has insisted the employment tribunal system is “sensible”, despite a massive rise in the number of...
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Background Catherine Sanderson is English and until recently worked for the Anglo-French accountancy firm Dixon Wilson in Paris.Under her blogger...
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Almost a quarter of nursery places are now unfilled as a result of more flexible parenting rights which enable mothers...
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Companies escape corporate manslaughter convictions in the deaths of construction workers
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe number of convictions of companies responsible for the death of construction workers has fallen by nearly 75% despite the number...
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If a member of staff is convicted of a crime or is part of an investigation, how should HR react? Kate Hilpern reports.
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Almost nine out of 10 employers now provide staff with flexible working, according to a report by the British Chambers...
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Reading comments from the likes of Caroline Joy (‘Urgent need for a change in attitude over working mums’, Letters, Personnel...
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Extending protection to political beliefs is just handing the fundamentalists another stick.
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New legislation could protect Marxists, humanists and pacifists in the workplace
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMarxists, humanists and pacifists could be protected from workplace discrimination on the grounds of their philosophical belief due to changes...
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UK businesses are not fully prepared for the new smoking ban legislation which comes into force on 1 July, new...
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The UK risks creating a “safety apartheid” by its treatment of migrant workers in hazardous industries, lawyers have warned.Law firm...
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The number of workplace disputes ending up in court rose by 25% last year, according to a report out this...