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Employment and HR
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Anyone who induces an employee to breach his or her contract is guilty of a civil wrong and can expect financial consequences – but what amounts to a state of...
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Ascertaining exactly why an employee has been dismissed can be a complicated process. In a case on point, a supermarket chain defeated a worker’s claim that his wish to opt...
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UK equality watchdog the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued new technical guidance for employers, to help them protect staff from sexual harassment and victimisation at work. ...
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If you are paid less than a colleague of the opposite sex for doing like work or work of equal value, there is absolutely no reason why you should put...
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Managing a sick employee’s return to work can be tricky and employers who fail to act fairly risk serious financial and reputational consequences. In a case on point, a company...
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Workplace practices that result in employees being treated less favourably because of their age may be justified if they are a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim. However, as...
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