Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+

Personnel Today

Register
Log in
Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+

Employment law

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Wife sacked after marriage breaks down claims unfair dismissal

    by Gareth Vorster 13 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 13 Mar 2008

    A businessman has sacked his wife via letter from his construction firm, following the collapse of their marriage, an industrial...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Part-time firefighters win eight-year battle for equal pension and sick pay rights

    by Louisa Peacock 13 Mar 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 13 Mar 2008

    An eight-year legal battle to secure part-time firefighters the same rights to pensions and sick pay as their full-time colleagues...

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Top lawyer seeks £13m compensation after winning tribunal case

    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2008
    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2008

    A top City lawyer is seeking a record £13m after winning a sex discrimination and harassment tribunal.Gill Switalski â€“ once named...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Jobs threat as global training firm Carter & Carter goes into administration

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Mar 2008

    Troubled training firm Carter & Carter has filed for administration after it failed to reach an agreement with its lenders...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Social workers forced to take second jobs to keep heads above water

    by Mike Berry 11 Mar 2008
    by Mike Berry 11 Mar 2008

    About 40% of social care professionals have a second job and most are considering leaving the sector because of poor...

    • Employment law
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Immigration

    Off Message: The Brown ultimatum

    by Tony Pettengell 10 Mar 2008
    by Tony Pettengell 10 Mar 2008

    “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “to talk of many things“Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages...

    • Sexual harassment
    • Case law
    • Employment law

    Case of the week: homophobic banter and the heterosexual

    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2008

    English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds Ltd, Employment Appeal Tribunal

    • Stress
    • Employment law
    • Wellbeing

    Stress management – why bother?

    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2008

    Employees with tactical stress will have to move at your pace instead of being untouchable.

    • Company cars
    • Employment law
    • Corporate manslaughter

    Corporate manslaughter audio guide: Is your organisation prepared?

    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2008

    What HR can do to minimise the risk of corporate manslaughter claims under the new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • TUPE

    MP vows to carry on fighting for TUPE private equity deals

    by Louisa Peacock 10 Mar 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 10 Mar 2008

    The MP behind a controversial Bill that would boost workers’ rights during private equity buyouts has vowed to carry on...

    • Flexible working
    • Letters
    • Recruitment & retention

    More than a remote chance of a surge in homeworking

    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008

    In Personnel Today’s 20th anniversary issue (26 February), you ask: ‘Is the employee of the future going to be a...

    • Flexible working
    • Letters
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working will define future workplace in 2028

    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008

    I was very interested to read the article by Peter Thomson (‘Will HR be about strategic partnership or operational support...

    • Employment law
    • HR practice

    Extending notice periods

    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008

    We would like to extend the notice period of several of our senior managers. What legal rights do we have...

    • Employment law

    Pregnancy and risk assessment: legal Q&A

    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008

    Managing pregnant workers can be a sensitive issue for employers, but every organisation has a responsibility to carry out a...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    Friday podcast: TUPE and private equity, International Women’s Day, and B&Q’s female focus

    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008
    by Personnel Today 7 Mar 2008

    HR news and analysis including: Could TUPE law be about to change with respect to private equity takeovers? Tomorrow is...

Newer Posts
Older Posts

  • Empower and engage for the future: A revolution in talent development (webinar) WEBINAR | As organisations strive...Read more
  • Empowering working parents and productivity during the summer holidays SPONSORED | Businesses play a...Read more
  • AI is here. Your workforce should be ready. SPONSORED | From content creation...Read more

Personnel Today Jobs
 

Search Jobs

PERSONNEL TODAY

About us
Contact us
Browse all HR topics
Email newsletters
Content feeds
Cookies policy
Privacy policy
Terms and conditions

JOBS

Personnel Today Jobs
Post a job
Why advertise with us?

EVENTS & PRODUCTS

The Personnel Today Awards
The RAD Awards
Employee Benefits
Forum for Expatriate Management
OHW+
Whatmedia

ADVERTISING & PR

Advertising opportunities
Features list 2025

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin


© 2011 - 2025 DVV Media International Ltd

Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+