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  • Hours On Call – Paid or Unpaid

    Jul 01, 2011
    A recent Employment Tribunal decision in the case of South Manchester Abbeyfield Society Ltd v Hopkins and Woodworth illustrates the pay considerations which employers need to take into account when entering into this type of contractual arrangement.
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  • Pay and Rewards Survey 2011

    Jul 01, 2011
    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in partnership with Benefex, the largest online reward and benefits provider in the UK, have published the results of their 10th annual survey of UK reward management.
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  • What a Waste of Money!

    Jul 01, 2011
    Just in case you were feeling that making money from your business was becoming harder and harder, do learn the lesson from a cautionary tale that has appeared in the Daily Telegraph recently.
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  • 360 Feedback

    Jun 01, 2011
    Many performance appraisal systems are developed to include an element described as 360 feedback which is intended to gather relevant information not just from the individual employee but from a range of different work related sources.
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  • Global Harmonised System (GHS) Labelling

    Jun 01, 2011
    The Global Harmonised System (GHS) is the new classification and labelling of chemicals which addresses the classification of chemicals by types of hazard
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  • Banter at Work – Wanted or Unwanted Harassment?

    Jun 01, 2011
    Recent telephone advice line calls have reminded us of the potentially difficult area for employers where banter within the workplace, sometimes of a sexual nature, can lead to employment tribunal claims being brought on the basis that the comments were unwanted by the recipients.
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  • Parental Leave Changes?

    Jun 01, 2011
    As part of the Government’s general overhaul and review of the way employment law operates in certain areas, the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has indicated that there may be some radical and potentially controversial changes to a number of the regulations relating to parental leave.
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  • Ordinary (Unpredictable) British Summer Weather

    Jun 01, 2011
    The ordinary (unpredictable) British summer weather can expose outdoor workers to numerous weather conditions. On average outdoor workers receive three to four times more UV exposure each year than people who work indoors.
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  • Sickness and Absence Policies and Discrimination

    Jun 01, 2011
    The Code of Practice on Employment under the Equality Act 2010 has been the subject of a previous article on our website. In this article, we focus on the potential discriminatory elements that can appear in some sickness policies in employment.
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  • The Government’s Red Tape Challenge

    May 01, 2011
    The government has announced that it is launching a website to invite businesses and the public in general to offer their thoughts and observations to help to reduce the number of unnecessary regulations that exist.
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