Day-one rights signals the need for a more strategic approach to hiring, one that emphasises thorough pre-employment screening, careful referencing, and the potential extension of probation periods.
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Labour's landslide win will usher in a new landscape for employers and employees. HR will have its hands full keeping on top of the stream of change promised in the new government's first 100 days.
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On a night of political drama, Labour, as predicted, has swept to victory. We unpick some of its key proposals affecting employers.
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Labour has updated its New Deal for Working People green paper with a more detailed group of proposals under the Making Work Pay badge. So what's changed?
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Labour's New Deal for Working People challenges the idea that the UK should be a low cost, deregulated economy, given that productivity remains stubbornly below its European competitors.
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Labour says it will extend its sexual harassment proposals to cover interns and volunteers.
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As Labour appears to be closer to coming into government, efforts to influence policy by business and unions are bound to gather pace.