Employment and HR

• Are You Prepared for the World Cup?

  • Posted3 June 2014

  The 2014 FIFA World Cup starts next Thursday, with England’s first match, against Italy, due to kick off at 11pm on Saturday, 14 June. Employers should ensure that they have...

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• Security Company Fined for Generator Death Failings

  • Posted27 May 2014

  A security company has been fined for breaches of health and safety law after a security guard died as a result of inhaling carbon monoxide fumes from a petrol generator. ...

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• CJEU Rules on Holiday Pay and Unearned Commission

  • Posted27 May 2014

  The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down its ruling in the important case of Lock v British Gas Trading Limited and Others, agreeing with the...

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• Government Cracks Down on Minimum Wage Cheats

  • Posted14 May 2014

  As a result of new measures introduced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, as part of the Government’s crackdown on employers who break the law, rogue employers who...

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• Acas Early Conciliation Scheme Goes Live

  • Posted8 May 2014

  Employers are reminded that the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) Early Conciliation (EC) scheme went live on 6 May 2014. It is now compulsory for anyone wishing to bring...

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• Conducting an Equal Pay Audit

  • Posted7 May 2014

  Under the Equality Act 2010, an employer must give a woman who is doing work equal to that of a man in the same employment equal treatment as regards the...

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