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    Mental health risk: employers and insurers need a joined-up approach

    by Andrew Woolnough 23 Aug 2016
    by Andrew Woolnough 23 Aug 2016

    Employers should address rising stress and mental health risk through collaboration between internal departments and insurance providers. A dedicated employee...

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    Five important employment law cases in 2016… and five more to come

    by Stephen Simpson 21 Jul 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 21 Jul 2016

    Your annual summer round-up of the most important employment law cases 2016 has seen so far, and those still to come…

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    Leave and absence: managing attendance fairly (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 21 Jun 2016
    by Personnel Today 21 Jun 2016

    ON DEMAND | What happens when employees take holiday, fall sick, or have other reasons that affect their attendance?

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    TUPE transfers and long-term sick leave – appeal confirmed

    by Personnel Today 14 Jun 2016
    by Personnel Today 14 Jun 2016

    A senior judge has granted permission for the TUPE case BT Managed Services Ltd v Edwards and another to go...

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    EU immigrants fear discrimination amid Brexit debate

    by Rob Moss 23 May 2016
    by Rob Moss 23 May 2016

    Europeans working in the UK fear the impact of a Brexit vote according to research released today, one month ahead...

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    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...

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    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...

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    Suspending childcare vouchers during maternity leave is lawful

    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2016
    by Personnel Today 10 Mar 2016

    Employers do not have to provide childcare vouchers during maternity leave when offered through salary sacrifice, the Employment Appeal Tribunal...

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    Making recognition part of your culture

    by Sheila Attwood 24 Feb 2016
    by Sheila Attwood 24 Feb 2016

    A new XpertHR guide to employee recognition looks at the importance of praising people for what they’ve achieved. Sheila Attwood...

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    Suspending childcare vouchers during maternity leave – EAT appeal

    by Stephen Simpson 26 Jan 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 26 Jan 2016

    Is an employer obliged to continue to provide childcare vouchers during maternity leave? The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) last week...

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    Congratulation leave? Unusual types of leave from around the world

    by Claire Scullin 14 Jan 2016
    by Claire Scullin 14 Jan 2016

    Anyone thinking that the UK’s upcoming grandparental leave is unnecessary meddling by law-makers should look beyond these shores at the...

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    Statutory maternity pay and sick pay frozen for 2016/17

    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2015
    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2015

    Statutory maternity pay and statutory sick pay rates will not rise in 2016. The Government has proposed no annual increase...

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    Why US firm Hallmark takes a long-term view on employee wellbeing

    by Noel O'Reilly 31 Oct 2015
    by Noel O'Reilly 31 Oct 2015

    Greetings card company Hallmark is one of a growing number of US companies adopting innovative approaches to wellbeing, in response...

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    Seven ways US corporate wellbeing differs to the UK

    by Noel O'Reilly 30 Oct 2015
    by Noel O'Reilly 30 Oct 2015

    US companies are more advanced in delivering wellbeing programmes than their UK equivalents, but what are the key differences between...

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    Sport workers take most sick days, study reveals

    by Nic Paton 26 Oct 2015
    by Nic Paton 26 Oct 2015

    Employees working in leisure, culture and sport roles generally take more sick days than any other industry, a study has...

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