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    Blue-chip companies seek non-cash rewards

    by John Charlton 5 Nov 2009
    by John Charlton 5 Nov 2009

    Cash is no longer king when it comes to reward at UK blue-chip companies.So said Mercer executive reward specialist Hannah...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    Half of company directors have had their pay cut or frozen

    by John Charlton 4 Nov 2009
    by John Charlton 4 Nov 2009

    Almost half of executive directors have had their pay frozen in 2009 while 6% have taken a pay cut, said...

    • Constructive dismissal
    • Employment law
    • Employment tribunals

    Blacklisted protestor continues power station demo as energy firm fails to win injunction

    by John Charlton 2 Nov 2009
    by John Charlton 2 Nov 2009

    Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) is considering applying to the county court for an injunction to stop an unemployed electrician...

    • Employment law
    • Insolvency
    • TUPE

    Court fails to dispel doubts over TUPE staff transfers and insolvencies

    by John Charlton 30 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 30 Oct 2009

    Uncertainty over whether TUPE applies to employees who switch employers when insolvent businesses are rescued persists despite a Court of...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Chinese medicine shop loses appeal against £25,000 for unused holiday ruling

    by John Charlton 28 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 28 Oct 2009

    A Chinese traditional medicine shop has lost its appeal against a tribunal judgment that saw an ex-employee awarded £25,000 in...

    • Latest News
    • Flexible benefits
    • Pay & benefits

    Flexible benefits offered by few UK employers

    by John Charlton 26 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 26 Oct 2009

    Just 14% of UK employers offer flexible benefits according to business consultancy Mercer.It polled 1,700 organisations worldwide, including 135 in...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Employment tribunals

    MoD loses appeal against claim that single mum soldier suffered sex and race discrimination

    by John Charlton 22 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 22 Oct 2009

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recently lost an appeal against a tribunal ruling that it discriminated against a single...

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    Employer could be liable to pay alleged rape victim compensation

    by John Charlton 20 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 20 Oct 2009

    The employer of a City recruitment consultant, who allegedly sexually assaulted a female colleague at a company-owned West End apartment...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Employment tribunals

    Employment tribunals to pilot evening sittings

    by John Charlton 20 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 20 Oct 2009

    Employment tribunals may sit at night if a trial scheme is deemed successful.The Tribunals Service is to pilot evening sittings...

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    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Institute of Directors’ call for state pension age to rise to 70 criticised by TUC

    by John Charlton 19 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 19 Oct 2009

    The TUC said that Institute of Directors’ (IoD) proposals to raise the state pension age to 70 would leave older...

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    • Employment law
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Agencies supplying strike-breaking temps to Royal Mail will be breaking the law

    by John Charlton 19 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 19 Oct 2009

    Employment lawyers said that agencies which supply temporary staff to the Royal Mail who are then used to cover the...

    • Employment law
    • Employment contracts

    Contract cleaners could have employee status, court rules

    by John Charlton 16 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 16 Oct 2009

    Employers who wish to avoid unintentionally giving contractors employee or worker status must pay attention to day-to-day working arrangements in...

    • Latest News
    • Flexible benefits
    • Pay & benefits

    One in 10 flexible benefits schemes may not be verified with HMRC

    by John Charlton 15 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 15 Oct 2009

    One in 10 employers’ flexible benefits schemes may not have been verified with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).A survey...

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    • NHS
    • Employment law

    Retired senior NHS worker wins hundreds of thousands in stress case

    by John Charlton 15 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 15 Oct 2009

    A retired NHS bureaucrat has been paid hundreds of thousands of pounds for an apparent stress-related injury after a West...

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    • Learning & development
    • Learning & Skills Councils

    Sainsbury’s backs LSC numeracy campaign

    by John Charlton 14 Oct 2009
    by John Charlton 14 Oct 2009

    Retail giant Sainsbury’s is backing a Learning & Skills Council (LSC) campaign to encourage adults to address their numeracy and...

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