The well known system of GPs signing an employee as being ‘sick’ and unable to work is to end in April 2010. This reform will now require GPs to also assess and consider whether their patient is ...
Date: 01/03/2010
Employers will be delighted to hear that an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has handed down a decision related to Constructive Dismissal claims made by employees. ...
Date: 18/02/2010
Discrimination protection for employees covers gender, marriage or civil partnership, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity leave, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, ethnic backgroun...
Date: 15/02/2010
Business survey for midlands businesses to understand HR challenges business owners face....
Date: 21/01/2010
Advice for midlands businesses on how to deal with snow and ice and bad weather problems when staff cannot get to work....
Date: 21/01/2010
ACAS reports big increase on employment tribunal claims as redundancies rise....
Date: 30/09/2009
Spirit HR run a series of polls to survey direct from business owners the affects of HR issues on thier business....
Date: 30/09/2009
The Department for Children Schools and Family has produced an excellent Guide on Employing Children that applies to all employers and covers everything from the types of work children can (and cannot...
Date: 03/09/2009
HMRC will be able to inspect employers to ensure they are paying employees correctly and in line with the national minimum wage....
Date: 18/08/2009
National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 increases the national minimum wage from 1 October 2009 to £5.80 per hour. The legislation also specifies new classes of person who do not qualify under this l...
Date: 14/08/2009
2009 legislative changes to right to request flexible working to support workers with families....
Date: 28/05/2009
Mike reported on www.personneltoday.co.uk "A dyslexic police officer who was branded "lazy" has won £25,000 compensation after being forced to resign because of his disability.Owe...
Date: 01/06/2008
Acas is consulting on a more detailed non-statutory guidance on handling discipline and grievance in the workplace. The guidance is to support the Code (issued for consultation in May 2008) and ...
Date: 01/06/2008
The CBI issued a news release claiming "The average UK office worker spends an hour and a half a week of work time surfing the web for personal use, at a cost to the economy of £10.6bn a ye...
Date: 01/06/2008