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The Government is in consultation amid plans to axe the default UK retirement age of 65 years. The plans are to introduce new retirement practices in October 2011....
Date: 24/08/2010
grant funding is available to support businesses shape their business strategy to achieve change and success....
Date: 26/07/2010
The new, long awaited Equality Act 2010 comes into force this year. The Act harmonises and streamlines 9 major equality laws and a multitude of smaller laws...
Date: 16/07/2010
Reports of a successful claim by an employee of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination from a case heard in Manchester a few months ago should make employers sit up and take notice where they ...
Date: 07/07/2010
Requests in relation to study or training
As of 6 April 2010, employees in companies with more than 250 staff have a legal right to make a request to take time off work to study or for train. This ...
Date: 14/05/2010
Strategic business planning for economic improvement is key to being prepared to seize early opportunity for new business when markets improve. Any new hires should work in roles that align directly ...
Date: 14/05/2010
National Minimum Wage, wage rise 2010, 2 per cent pay rise, apprenticeship wage rates all set for october 2010...
Date: 06/04/2010
Workplaces are a breeding ground for conflict. Business owners and managers need to be able to deal with conflict in the workplace swiftly but professionally to prevent negative outcomes....
Date: 23/03/2010
Top tips in how to deal with difficult employees who may be performing in their role, but have challenging behaviours, some of which may leave the business at risk....
Date: 23/03/2010
Businesses need to change to continue to stay competitive in tough market conditions. How should managers and business owners deal with resistance to change from employees?...
Date: 23/03/2010
Advice has been given to Employment Tribunals to observe bands when considering injury to feelings awards in discrimination claims....
Date: 19/03/2010
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
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
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
