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• EAT rules that implied term prevented dismissal of employee with long-term disability cover

  Type:

  Law reports

  In Awan v ICTS UK Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an implied term of the contract of employment prohibited the employer from dismissing the employee for medical capability while he was entitled to receive long-term disability benefits.

• Webinar: Breaking the stigma around mental health

  Type:

  Audio and video

  Geoff McDonald, a keynote speaker and business transformation consultant, provides a series of practical take-aways to promote mental and emotional health effectively in your workplace.

• Take part in our reward priorities survey

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  To find out what organisations are prioritising in the reward field over the next year, please complete XpertHR’s survey on reward planning for 2019.

• Podcast: Flexible working policies and practice at PwC

  Type:

  Audio and video

  Charlotte Billot-Taylor, leader - employee relations, policy & advice at PwC, discusses her organisation's approach to flexible working and transparency around family-friendly policies.

• Disability discrimination: Dismissal of shoplifting employee with tendency to steal

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  Law reports

  In Wood v Durham County Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the employee's tendency to steal was a manifestation of his disability and an excluded condition under the Equality Act 2010 (Disability) Regulations 2010.

• How to introduce and manage mental health first-aid provision in the workplace

  Type:

  How to

  Practical guidance on introducing a successful mental health first-aid programme, including the options for training, the role of mental health first-aiders and the additional support they may need.

• 2019 statutory pay rates revealed

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  News

  The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay from April 2019.

• Learning and development survey 2018: Budgets and priorities

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  Survey analysis

  XpertHR looks at trends in spending on learning and development, and the priorities in this area over the coming year.

• Learning and development survey 2018: Leadership development

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  XpertHR research examines current practice in leadership development, including the objectives of this type of activity and the learning methods used.

• Redundancy: Failure to fulfil contractual obligation to offer trial period for alternative role

  Type:

  Law reports

  In George v London Borough of Brent, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the employer's failure to comply with a contractual obligation to offer a redundant employee a trial period for a possible alternative role was likely to render the dismissal unfair.

• Take part in our annual HR roles and responsibilities survey

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  XpertHR's annual survey of HR roles and responsibilities monitors changes in the strategic direction and day-to-day running of the HR function. It also explores HR's priorities over the coming 12 months.

• Pay trends November 2018: Slight fall in median pay award

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Our latest analysis reveals that the headline measure of pay awards has dipped slightly this month as we move into the quiet part of the pay bargaining year.

• Employment status: Private hire drivers were workers, rules EAT

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  Law reports

  In Addison Lee Ltd v Lange and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that drivers who worked within the employer's private hire business were workers rather than self-employed.

• Capability: New model letters on performance improvement

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  XpertHR's Policies and documents tool has been enhanced with the addition of five new model letters to use where an employee's performance gets better or further improvement measures are put in place during a performance improvement procedure.

• Part-time working: 50% pay for 53.5% of full-time hours was less favourable treatment

  Type:

  Law reports

  In British Airways plc v Pinaud, the Court of Appeal held that a part-time worker's contract requiring her to be available for work 53.5% of the time that a full-time comparator was required to be available for work constituted less favourable treatment because she was paid only 50% of the full-time salary.