Eleanor Gelder 28 March 2013 The appellate courts have been busy in March 2013 and below we highlight three important lessons for employers dealing with warnings, disabled staff and employees’ comments on Facebook.
Check the context and wording of warnings before deciding to dismiss
Be… continue
Ashley Shaw 20 February 2013
Are you wondering if you should do more to protect your trade secrets and confidential information?
Even if you don’t think the answer is ‘yes’ for your organization, it probably should be.
According to a recent survey conducted… continue
Susie Munro 1 March 2012 Questions on how employers can change employees’ contractual terms and conditions feature in the top ten XpertHR FAQs for February 2012.
Employers also found answers to questions on how to carry out a fair redundancy procedure, what to do if… continue
Clio Springer 9 January 2012 There will be an additional bank holiday in 2012 to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The traditional bank holiday at the end of May will be moved to Monday 4 June 2012 and there will be an additional Jubilee bank… continue
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/93) are due to come into force in just four months – on 1 October 2011. The Regulations are a significant piece of legislation and employers should be preparing for their introduction now to… continue
Stephen Simpson 29 December 2010 Over 150 new model policies and documents have been added to XpertHR in 2010. But what have been the most popular? The XpertHR employment intelligence blog provides a round-up.… continue
Stephen Simpson 25 June 2010 A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a shop steward who was unfairly dismissed for swearing at work; a policewoman who has been award £273,000 for sex discrimination; and an academic employed for nine… continue
Clio Springer 26 April 2010 Savile Row tailors, Ede & Ravenscroft, have filed a writ against a former employee for allegedly wrongly obtaining confidential client information from the firm’s database before leaving to start a rival firm, according to a report in the Sunday Times… continue
Bar Huberman 30 March 2010 What issues do line managers deal with on a daily basis? We’ve gathered data to come up with our 10 most popular line manager briefings since January 2009 (which might go some way to providing the answer).… continue
An interesting development this week as UK employers prepare for the introduction of new agency worker regulations next year.
Supermarket Asda has struck a deal with trade union Unite that will see thousands of temps working for its suppliers receive… continue
