Employment and HR

• Planned Changes to Unfair Dismissal Rights

  • Posted6 March 2012

  The Government has confirmed that the qualification period for the right to claim unfair dismissal will be extended from one to two years from 6 April 2012. The proposal...

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• Government Review of Sickness Absence

  • Posted24 February 2012

  Each year, around 11 million employees take sickness leave. Of these, 300,000 go on to claim health-related state benefits. In all, this costs the taxpayer £13 billion, and £15 billion...

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• Reforms to the Employment Law System

  • Posted16 February 2012

  The Government has announced its proposals for reform of the employment law system following its consultation, ‘Resolving Workplace Disputes’, and the Red Tape Challenge review of employment law. The...

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• Employee or Self-Employed – Mutuality of Obligation

  • Posted2 December 2007

  Employees, or their dependants, are entitled to claim damages for injury caused by a workplace accident if: • there was a duty of care owed...

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• Fixed Term Contracts: Employers Take Note

  • Posted28 July 2006

  On 10 July, an employee workign on a fixed-term contract might have become (by operation of the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 20020 a permanent employee . ...

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