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Length of service is not the issue

14/12/2011

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has decided that the procedure for fair dismissal for long term sickness absence does not vary according to the employee's lenght of service

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Female workers awarded equal pay

12/12/2011

A Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of claims made by 174 former employees of Birmingham City Council.

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Protected conversations

12/12/2011

David Cameron has announced that the government ‘will be consulting on the introduction of protected conversations, so a boss and an employee feel able to sit down together and have a frank conversation – at either’s request’.

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The Head Office top 10 guide to your Christmas party

12/12/2011

One in ten workers know of someone from their organisation who has either been disciplined or dismissed for inappropriate behaviour at the staff Christmas party. We have therefore listed our top ten tips to ensure that your work party is a resounding success.

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Agency workers at risk due to new Regulations

21/09/2011

A new study has revealed that one in three employers are planning to sack their temporary workers before they reach the 12 week qualifying period, which could see as many as half a million agency workers losing their jobs in mid December, just before Christmas

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Teenager wins age discrimination claim

21/09/2011

A recent decision made by an employment tribunal in Northern Ireland , has found in favour of a teenager in her claim for age discrimination

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Employees sacked for attaching security tag to prosthetic leg

19/09/2011

Two employees of the security firm G4S have been dismissed recently – for placing an electronic tag on an offender’s false leg, allowing him to remove the leg and breach his curfew.

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Fired for a Facebook Comment...fair or not?

19/09/2011

An issue of an employee posting comments on Facebook has been the subject of a recent Employment Tribunal and has highlighted the importance of an Employer having a robust and comprehensive social media policy

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New Employment Tribunal statistics - claims fall by 8% from 2010

19/09/2011

Useful Information

23/06/2011

The latest useful information regarding FamilyLeave entitlement, Sick Pay, Minimum Wage etc...

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