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Taylor review: Establishing employment status
XpertHR’s consultant editor Darren Newman looks at the proposals in the Taylor review to clarify employment status, as well as...
How to find the balance between flexible working and “always on”
Research has shown that many workers value flexible working over a pay rise. Sarah Thompson asks how can employers ensure...
Repeal Bill: No immediate change for workers’ rights
EU-derived legislation such as the Working Time Directive, TUPE and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will continue to apply...
Commentary
Shared parental pay: Is refusal to match enhanced maternity pay sex discrimination?
Darren Newman asks if an employment tribunal was correct to hold that it was...
Senior Managers Regime: New rules on references from 7 March
New rules regarding references in the financial services industry come into force on 7 March as part of the Senior...
Making the most of your gender pay gap report
With the gender pay gap reporting Regulations coming into force in April, it is critical that HR teams can understand...
Discrimination
Supreme Court gives gay man equal pension rights
The Supreme Court has granted an appeal in a case where a worker claimed his same-sex partner should get the...
Sexual orientation discrimination at work: Timeline
In July 1967, the Sexual Offences Act 1967 partially decriminalised homosexuality in England and Wales. To mark the 50th anniversary...
The law and mental health in the workplace
Employers must get to grips with mental health in the workplace with politicians focusing on the issue and recent case...
Redundancy
Employer insolvency: What lessons can be learned from Jaeger’s woes?
Jaeger’s problems are the latest warning for employers to know their duties to staff in cases of employer insolvency. Chris...
Redundancy pools: myth vs fact
Determining the correct composition of the redundancy pool is a step in the right direction to carrying out a fair...
Top 10 HR questions May 2017: Some other substantial reason
Perhaps the general election means that the collective HR consciousness has its mind elsewhere, or maybe it’s the effect of...
Tupe
Repeal Bill: No immediate change for workers’ rights
EU-derived legislation such as the Working Time Directive, TUPE and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will continue to apply...
Employer insolvency: What lessons can be learned from Jaeger’s woes?
Jaeger’s problems are the latest warning for employers to know their duties to staff in cases of employer insolvency. Chris...
Redundancy pools: myth vs fact
Determining the correct composition of the redundancy pool is a step in the right direction to carrying out a fair...
Maternity & Paternity
Top 10 HR questions June 2017: Maximum workplace temperature
With a temperature of 34.5°C recorded at Heathrow, 21 June 2017 was Britain’s hottest June day for 40 years.
Whether...
Redundancy pools: myth vs fact
Determining the correct composition of the redundancy pool is a step in the right direction to carrying out a fair...
Family-friendly rights: a whistle-stop tour
Shared parental leave has been in the press again of late, with a new father winning a sex discrimination claim...
