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Staying ahead of employment law issues is a constant worry to any business, but help and advice are available to keep you updated.

Workplace Pensions Law

Submitted on Thu, 16/05/2013 - 1:52pm
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James McCulloch, Cozens-Hardy LLP

Workplace pensions law

From October last year, changes were made to pensions law that will ultimately affect all employers with at least one worker in the UK.

Changes to employment law in April

Submitted on Tue, 02/04/2013 - 12:04pm
Nicola Butterworth of Howes Percival LLP

Changes to employment law in April

News

This Newsflash summarises the changes to employment law which are due to come into force in April and over the next few months.

Implications

CV Tips

Submitted on Thu, 21/03/2013 - 4:20pm
Gill Buchanan, Pure Resourcing Solutions

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Automatic Enrolment – another unwanted cost or an opportunity to create value?

Submitted on Tue, 12/02/2013 - 8:22pm
Richard Ross, Chadwicks

For many the new legislation introducing compulsory employer pension contributions has come at a bad time but in this article Chartered Financial Planner Richard Ross considers a more holistic approach that could see the legislation used as a catalyst for creating value

Essential facts for your business: Immigration law & recruitment

Submitted on Wed, 23/01/2013 - 8:44am
Dan Jones
Dan Jones, Birketts LLP

Every employer deals with recruitment at some time or another.

Mediation is the Most Effective Way to Manage Conflict at Work

Submitted on Mon, 12/11/2012 - 6:04pm
Richard Shepherdson - Norfolk Workplace Mediation

Conflict in the workplace costs British businesses and organisations tens of billions of pounds every year.

Employment Law Update - April 2012

Submitted on Fri, 25/05/2012 - 11:10am
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Aisha Khan, Cozens-Hardy LLP

Amendments, improvements and reforms - these are the main ingredients making up the latest streamlined employment package offered up by the government. The aim? To allow businesses to grow, hire with confidence and be faithfully fair to their employees.

Managing short-term sickness

Submitted on Wed, 23/05/2012 - 10:37am
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Katie Franklin, Associate, Leathes Prior

Duvet Days... An Urban Myth

Employment Law Changes 2012

Submitted on Wed, 11/04/2012 - 11:24am
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Phil Kerridge from Rogers & Norton Solicitors

As most employment lawyers will testify, April and October are extremely busy months when it comes to Employment Law Reform.  Hopefully you will find the timeline below of use for this year, although in practice this area of law can change literally by the week.

The Work Programme – Unpaid Slave Labour?

Submitted on Tue, 20/03/2012 - 11:07am
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John Latham from Qdos

The Government’s plans to help the long term and disadvantaged members of Britain’s unemployed to gain work experience leading to permanent employment via The Work Programme have recently foundered in the wake of public mistrust of the system.

Is there a need for Directors & Officers Liability Insurance?

Submitted on Mon, 27/02/2012 - 10:44am
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Ashley Minors from Hugh J Boswell Ltd

Directors are the ‘mind and will’ of the Company.  They are personally and legally responsible for their own actions with unlimited liability.

Increases in Compensation Limits

Submitted on Wed, 22/02/2012 - 3:46pm

From February 1 2012, increases in the limits of various Employment Tribunal awards and other payments came into force.

These are all contained within the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2011 and include the following main and most commonly used figures

What is suitable employment?

Submitted on Wed, 22/02/2012 - 3:43pm

Where an employee is at risk of redundancy what is ‘suitable’ employment? A recently reported case has once again addressed the question of what does and does not constitute an offer of SUITABLE alternative employment where an employee is at risk of redundancy.

Query on Sunday working?

Submitted on Wed, 22/02/2012 - 3:40pm

More and more employers are requiring more and more flexibility from their workforce including the ability to request that there is work done on Sundays.

Retail outlets and a variety of recreation and leisure businesses are common examples where a regular requirement may exist. All employers should be aware of the legal implications of attempting to force employees to work where there is a reluctance or refusal to do so on the part of the employee.

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