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Sarah joined the XpertHR team as an employment law editor in 2012. Prior to this, she practised as an employment lawyer in London, acting for both employers and employees in relation to contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

    • Adoption
    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity

    Family-friendly rights: a whistle-stop tour

    by Sarah Anderson 23 Jun 2017
    by Sarah Anderson 23 Jun 2017

    Shared parental leave has been in the press again of late, with a new father winning a sex discrimination claim...

    • Compassionate leave
    • Flexible working

    Five ways employers can support employees who are carers

    by Sarah Anderson 19 Oct 2016
    by Sarah Anderson 19 Oct 2016

    According to recent research one worker in eight is a carer, while almost one in six has had to take...

    • Recruitment & retention
    • Employee references
    • References

    Reference requests: eight things every employer should know

    by Sarah Anderson 31 Aug 2016
    by Sarah Anderson 31 Aug 2016

    It is common practice for employers to provide references for employees and ex-employees, but there are risks involved. Sarah Anderson...

    • Compassionate leave
    • Age discrimination
    • Apprenticeships

    Six interesting facts about employment law in Ireland

    by Sarah Anderson 17 Mar 2016
    by Sarah Anderson 17 Mar 2016

    Employers in the Republic of Ireland have to pay a contribution of employees’ earnings to a national training fund and...

    • Age discrimination
    • Childcare
    • Japan

    Employment law in Japan: 10 surprising facts

    by Sarah Anderson 14 Mar 2016
    by Sarah Anderson 14 Mar 2016

    The traditional Japanese idea of “lifetime employment”, with a full-time employee working for the same employer until retirement, has been...

    • Financial penalties
    • Employment law
    • Early conciliation

    April 2014 employment law changes – a six-point checklist

    by Sarah Anderson 24 Mar 2014
    by Sarah Anderson 24 Mar 2014

    Every spring, along with warmer weather and lighter evenings, comes the latest instalment of legislative change for employers and 2014...

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