‘Now is the winter of our discontent’. In 1978-79, the opening line of Shakespeare’s Richard III was bandied about by...
Employment law
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What can Human Resources do to help staff overcome their fear of work?The Church of England last week published aseries...
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CBI warns government against giving in to TUC pressure to extend temporary workers’ rights
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherMore than 250,000 temporary jobs could be axed if the government bows to pressure at this week’s TUC Congress to...
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Employers in Manchester set up group seeking HR help to fight gun culture
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherHR professionals have been urged to help tackle gang culture by a group of employers targeting youngsters in Manchester’s notorious...
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A former Royal Mail employee is seeking compensation for race discrimination and unfair dismissal, despite taking more than 18 months...
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HR professionals called as witnesses in HSBC sexual orientation discrimination case
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherTwo HR professionals are expected to speak as witnesses in an employment tribunal into claims that HSBC discriminated against a...
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A rise in tribunal cases (Source: Employment Tribunal Service Annual Report 05/06) and an increasingly compensation-led culture has sparked the...
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Report reveals Polish and Lithuanian staff are being exploited at work in the UK
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThousands of Polish and Lithuanian workers are being exploited at work in the UK, a new report commissioned by the...
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Tribunals Service findings show employment tribunals rose by 15% in 2006-07
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe number of cases brought to employment tribunals in 2006-07 rose by 15%, official figures from the Tribunals Service have...
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Advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi has been branded “despicable” by the family of a former creative director who was... -
Greenwood v Whiteghyll Plastics Limited
Where a customer pressurises an employer to dismiss, the employer must consider whether there will... -
Smoking at work demanded the attention of employers for many years before the law eventually intervened. And with new super...
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Dealing with illegal workers: how much responsibility should fall on employers?
by Kerry Garciaby Kerry GarciaGovernment proposals to increase penalties for employing workers illegally, and requiring employers to carry out more frequent checks, have had...
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Rail workers at train operator One have voted for further industrial action in support of a sacked colleague.
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A total ban on employees accessing Facebook, MySpace or Bebo at work is an “over-reaction”, the TUC has warned.Instead, employers...