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Personnel Today articles are written by an expert team of award-winning journalists who have been covering HR and L&D for many years. Some of our content is attributed to "Personnel Today" for a number of reasons, including: when numerous authors are associated with writing or editing a piece; or when the author is unknown (particularly for older articles).

    • Age discrimination
    • Police
    • Retirement

    Age discrimination: EAT considers “A19” forced retirement of police

    by Personnel Today 16 Mar 2015
    by Personnel Today 16 Mar 2015

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has heard the appeal in a test case against five police forces over the legality...

    • Zero hours

    Zero hours contracts: exclusivity clause ban moves a step closer

    by Personnel Today 16 Mar 2015
    by Personnel Today 16 Mar 2015

    Business secretary Vince Cable’s plan to close a loophole in the way some employers use zero hours contracts has moved...

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    • TUPE

    TUPE webinar: what employers need to know

    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2015
    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2015

    ON DEMAND | Many employers find the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) impenetrable. In a new XpertHR webinar, in association with Personnel Today ...

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    Six tips for effective probationary periods

    by Personnel Today 6 Mar 2015
    by Personnel Today 6 Mar 2015

    While there is nothing in law that requires employers to use probationary periods, they are commonly used when an employee...

    • Criminal records

    Enforced subject access requests become illegal

    by Personnel Today 5 Mar 2015
    by Personnel Today 5 Mar 2015

    From 10 March 2015, employers that use enforced subject access requests to expose job applicants with criminal convictions will be...

    • Occupational Health
    • OH service delivery

    Occupational health profile: Karen Coomer, KC Business Health

    by Personnel Today 4 Mar 2015
    by Personnel Today 4 Mar 2015

    Karen Coomer, director of KC Business Health and a PhD student in applied psychology, gives an overview of her career...

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    • Shared parental leave
    • Vaping

    Top 10 HR questions in February 2015: E-cigarettes

    by Personnel Today 3 Mar 2015
    by Personnel Today 3 Mar 2015

    E-cigarettes and smoking policies were on employers’ minds last month, with the first tribunal decision involving disciplinary action for using...

    • Dress codes

    Too tight or too loose: how does your dress code compare?

    by Personnel Today 2 Mar 2015
    by Personnel Today 2 Mar 2015

    Tattoos, beards and piercings are just three fashions that may have challenged employers’ dress codes. Trends that may have felt...

    • OH service delivery

    Occupational health profile: Hilary Winch, director of Syngentis and OH head at Norwich University Hospital

    by Personnel Today 26 Feb 2015
    by Personnel Today 26 Feb 2015

    Hilary Winch gives an overview of her career to date and explains some of the things she has learned from...

    • Employment tribunals
    • Redundancy

    Statutory redundancy pay rate to increase from 6 April 2015

    by Personnel Today 19 Feb 2015
    by Personnel Today 19 Feb 2015

    The Government has published details of the annual increases to statutory redundancy pay and the amount of compensation that employment...

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    • Recruitment & retention
    • Pre-employment screening

    How do you test and screen potential recruits?

    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2015
    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2015

    Personnel Today, in association with Network HR, is conducting research into how organisations approach selection tests during the recruitment and...

    • Case law
    • Constructive dismissal
    • Smoking

    E-cigarettes in the workplace: first vaping tribunal decision is a warning for employers

    by Personnel Today 11 Feb 2015
    by Personnel Today 11 Feb 2015

    E-cigarettes in the workplace pose a difficult question for employers...

    • Case law
    • Commission
    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Holiday pay: employment tribunal hears case on inclusion of commission

    by Personnel Today 9 Feb 2015
    by Personnel Today 9 Feb 2015

    The extremely significant holiday pay case on whether or not the calculation of paid annual leave should take account of...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Enhanced pay
    • Fit for Work

    Top 10 HR questions in January 2015: Fit for Work

    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2015
    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2015

    Parts of the Fit for Work service, the government-funded occupational health advice service, are now in operation, with the rest...

    • Occupational Health
    • OH service delivery

    Ask OH: the Fit for Work service and flu vaccinations in the workplace

    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2015
    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2015

    This month in Ask OH, an experienced occupational health (OH) adviser answers questions on the likely impact of the new...

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