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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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