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Qian Mou is an employment law editor at XpertHR. She is qualified as a lawyer in England and Wales, and Ontario, Canada. Prior to joining XpertHR, Qian worked as a private practice lawyer specialising in employment law and as an HR consultant at a national bank in Toronto.

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • National living wage
    • Brexit

    Five employment law developments to watch out for in 2018

    by Qian Mou 22 Dec 2017
    by Qian Mou 22 Dec 2017

    2018 sees a number of significant domestic employment law developments, including the response to the Taylor report, delayed as the...

    • Sexual harassment
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Sexual harassment: how to make staff take complaints seriously

    by Qian Mou 12 Oct 2017
    by Qian Mou 12 Oct 2017

    The Harvey Weinstein scandal has once again placed the spotlight on sexual harassment reporting. Victims of sexual harassment are often...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Data protection

    Data Protection Bill unveiled

    by Qian Mou 14 Sep 2017
    by Qian Mou 14 Sep 2017

    The Government has published the Data Protection Bill, which will supplement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the UK....

    • Personnel Today

    Finance Bill introduces previously withdrawn tax changes

    by Qian Mou 8 Sep 2017
    by Qian Mou 8 Sep 2017

    Several tax changes that had been withdrawn earlier this year have been re-introduced in the autumn’s Finance Bill.

    More resources...

    • Brexit
    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Data protection

    Data protection: Post-Brexit EU partnership plan revealed

    by Qian Mou 25 Aug 2017
    by Qian Mou 25 Aug 2017

    The Government has issued a policy paper proposing to develop a post-Brexit partnership with the EU on data protection matters....

    • Canada

    Canada employment law: Big changes in store in Ontario

    by Qian Mou 9 Aug 2017
    by Qian Mou 9 Aug 2017

    The Ontario Government has proposed legal changes to improve workers’ rights through Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017....

    • General Data Protection Regulation

    GDPR not well understood by HR professionals

    by Qian Mou 12 May 2017
    by Qian Mou 12 May 2017

    The vast majority of HR professionals do not have a good understanding of the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

    • Employment tribunals
    • Redundancy
    • Unfair dismissal

    Statutory redundancy pay rates increase for 2017-18

    by Qian Mou 6 Apr 2017
    by Qian Mou 6 Apr 2017

    The maximum amount that can be used to calculate an employee’s statutory redundancy pay increases to £489 per week from...

    • Australia
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Employment contracts

    Australian employment law: 10 key features

    by Qian Mou 24 Mar 2017
    by Qian Mou 24 Mar 2017

    Generous leave entitlements and a unique legal framework characterise Australian employment law. Qian Mou highlights 10 interesting aspects of workplaces...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Gender
    • People analytics

    Gender pay gap reporting timeline: key dates for HR

    by Qian Mou 14 Mar 2017
    by Qian Mou 14 Mar 2017

    Although gender pay gap reporting legislation does not come into force until 6 April 2017, employers may have to collect...

    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Trade unions

    Trade union balloting rules take effect on 1 March

    by Qian Mou 17 Feb 2017
    by Qian Mou 17 Feb 2017

    New Regulations confirm that the Trade Union Act 2016 rules on strike votes, picketing and union dues will take effect...

    • Acas
    • Early conciliation
    • Employment tribunals

    Government review: “No conclusive evidence” that fees prevented tribunal claims

    by Qian Mou 1 Feb 2017
    by Qian Mou 1 Feb 2017

    The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published its review of the controversial introduction of employment tribunal fees.
    It concluded that,...

    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Trade unions

    Trade Union Act 2016: Draft rules on public service industrial action unveiled

    by Qian Mou 7 Dec 2016
    by Qian Mou 7 Dec 2016

    The Government has published draft rules defining which public services are deemed “important” to require a 40% strike vote to...

    • Benefits
    • Brexit
    • Apprenticeships

    Employment law changes 2017: eight priorities for HR

    by Qian Mou 7 Dec 2016
    by Qian Mou 7 Dec 2016

    Significant employment law changes are anticipated for 2017, amid the ongoing uncertainty resulting from the Brexit referendum.
    Large compliance projects...

    • Brexit
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employee communications

    Brexit: practical five-point checklist for employers

    by Qian Mou 5 Sep 2016
    by Qian Mou 5 Sep 2016

    As Theresa May rejects the idea of a points-based immigration scheme for EU workers, employers continue to face uncertainty as...

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