Employment and HR

• Government Issues Guidance on Zero Hours Contracts

  • Posted19 October 2015

  The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has issued guidance explaining what zero hours contracts are and how they should be used. This provides information on: how...

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• Fit for Work

  • Posted16 October 2015

  Employers are reminded that, as of 22 July 2015, GPs across England and Wales can make referrals to the Fit for Work service, so you may be contacted by the...

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• How Do Holiday and Sick Leave Interact? Tribunal Gives Guidance

  • Posted5 October 2015

  The interaction between sick leave and annual holiday leave poses a tricky problem for employers. In Plumb v Duncan Print Group Limited, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has clarified the...

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• Veteran Manager Unfairly Selected for Redundancy

  • Posted21 September 2015

  A marketing manager who was made redundant after working for almost 30 years for the same employer has won the right to compensation after a tribunal pinpointed deficiencies in the...

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• Mobile Workers – Daily Travel to and from Work is ‘Working Time’

  • Posted17 September 2015

  In Federacion de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisones obreras v Tyco Integrated Security SL and Another, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down its opinion,...

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• Are You Prepared for the Rugby World Cup?

  • Posted16 September 2015

  The Rugby World Cup 2015 begins this week, with the first match (England v Fiji) kicking off at 8:00pm on Friday. The final will take place at Twickenham on Saturday,...

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