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    Geologist death leads to first corporate manslaughter charge

    by John Charlton 24 Apr 2009
    by John Charlton 24 Apr 2009

    In what is believed to be the first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, Cotswold Geotechnical...

    • Latest News
    • e-learning
    • Learning & development

    Employees keener on e-learning than HR

    by John Charlton 22 Apr 2009
    by John Charlton 22 Apr 2009

    HR professionals are less keen than staff on e-learning claims a survey, unveiled today at the 2009 HRD training and...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Discipline

    Christian suspended for airing views on homosexuality

    by John Charlton 22 Apr 2009
    by John Charlton 22 Apr 2009

    Charity worker David Booker faces an internal investigation today after he was suspended from his job at a Christian hostel...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Equal pay

    Equal pay rulings ease path for thousands of public sector claims

    by John Charlton 8 Apr 2009
    by John Charlton 8 Apr 2009

    Thousands of female public sector employees have a greater chance of succeeding in equal pay claims following recent key legal rulings...

    • Age discrimination
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Discrimination by association clause incorporated in Equality Bill

    by John Charlton 3 Apr 2009
    by John Charlton 3 Apr 2009

    Equalities minister Harriet Harman’s Equality Bill will, if enacted, extend the law on direct discrimination to include discrimination by association...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    BA pilots mull appeal after losing holiday pay case

    by John Charlton 3 Apr 2009
    by John Charlton 3 Apr 2009

    British Airways pilots’ representatives will consider whether to appeal against today’s ruling by the Court of Appeal that they were...

    • Employment law

    Employment law changes April 2009: what the experts say

    by John Charlton 26 Mar 2009
    by John Charlton 26 Mar 2009

    Early April sees a raft of new regulations affecting employment law, employers and employees. These include the repeal of the...

    • Constructive dismissal
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    TUPE ruling: Employees who refused to transfer win significant victory

    by John Charlton 24 Mar 2009
    by John Charlton 24 Mar 2009

    Employees of a North West legal firm who refused to transfer to a new employer on the grounds that their...

    • Employment law
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    • Discipline and grievances

    Legal representation at internal disciplinary hearings draws a step closer

    by John Charlton 20 Mar 2009
    by John Charlton 20 Mar 2009

    Legal representatives could be allowed at some internal grievance and disciplinary hearings following a High Court ruling earlier this week....

    • Age discrimination
    • Employee relations
    • France

    HR manager held hostage by workers demanding higher pay-offs

    by John Charlton 17 Mar 2009
    by John Charlton 17 Mar 2009

    Two managers held hostage by workers unhappy with their severance packages have been released.The pair, HR manager Roland Bentz and...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Employment contracts

    Research scientists win £1.5m in employee patent case

    by John Charlton 10 Mar 2009
    by John Charlton 10 Mar 2009

    Two inventors shared compensation of £1.5m after a recent High Court ruling recognised their roles in inventing a patented health...

    • Employment law

    Editor’s Comment

    by John Charlton 10 Mar 2009
    by John Charlton 10 Mar 2009

    Dismissing 850 or so agency workers was never going to be a PR victory for BMW management. But even they...

    • Movers and shakers
    • Learning & development

    Careerfile: Gill Heighington, training manager, Tourism Soth East Training and Skills

    by John Charlton 9 Mar 2009
    by John Charlton 9 Mar 2009

    It’s no surprise that Gill Heighington can’t abide sloppy customer service â€“ she encourages tourism organisations to train staff in how to put...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • TUPE

    Collective pay rises must be honoured in staff transfers after TUPE ruling

    by John Charlton 5 Mar 2009
    by John Charlton 5 Mar 2009

    Collective pay deals affecting former public sector employees who have been transferred under TUPE regulations must be honoured according to a...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Discipline and grievances

    Dilemma of the month…racist recruitment policy

    by John Charlton 4 Mar 2009
    by John Charlton 4 Mar 2009

    I am a sales consultant employed by an employment agency for which I have worked for less than a year....

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