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• Court of Appeal rules that voluntary overtime must be included in holiday pay

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  Law reports

  In East of England Ambulance NHS Trust v Flowers and others, the Court of Appeal held that ambulance workers are contractually entitled to have voluntary overtime included in the calculation of their holiday pay and, under the Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC), to have it included where it is sufficiently regular and settled.

• Menopause policy

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  Policies and documents

  A model policy to inform managers and employees about the menopause and associated rights and to outline the training and support on offer for those experiencing menopausal symptoms.

• Podcast: Latest updates on Brexit and what they mean for employers

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  Audio and video

  Louise Haycock, director at Fragomen, takes us through the implications of Theresa May's resignation and the new proposed Brexit date of 31st October 2019.

• Introduction to line management

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  Line manager briefings

  A line manager briefing setting out what makes a good line manager as well as practical steps for transitioning into a line management role. The briefing guides line managers with "Dos and don'ts", as well as providing "Talking points" for training sessions.

• Webinar: Managing poor performance

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  Audio and video

  Darren Newman discusses some common challenges when managing poor performance including: providing negative feedback constructively; identifying and acting on barriers to success; and progressing through a process when feedback does not work.

• Age discrimination: Oxford University justifies compulsory retirement age for academics

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  Law reports

  In Pitcher v Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford and another, an employment tribunal held that Oxford University's "employer-justified retirement age" for academics is a proportionate means of achieving its legitimate aims.

• Take part in our training line managers in people management survey

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  Editor's choice

  XpertHR is conducting research into the training that employers offer to line managers to improve their people management skills, and invites you to take part.

• Race discrimination: Compensation uplift for ignoring dismissal appeal and post-dismissal grievance

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  Law reports

  In Base Childrenswear Ltd v Otshudi, the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered the level of race discrimination compensation for an employee whose appeal against her dismissal and post-dismissal grievance were ignored.

• New example profile of a mental health first-aider

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  Editor's choice

  XpertHR's Policies and documents tool has been enhanced with the addition of a sample profile of a mental health first-aider. The profile sets out the key skills required, tasks and responsibilities, and training requirements.

• Shared parental leave: No sex discrimination where employer fails to enhance pay

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  Law reports

  In Ali v Capita Customer Management Ltd; Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police v Hextall, the Court of Appeal rejected sex discrimination claims brought by male staff against employers that enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay.

• Podcast: Common issues during maternity leave

  Type:

  Audio and video

  Issues that can arise during maternity leave range from the mundane, such as keeping lines of communication open, to the dramatic, such as putting an employee at risk of redundancy. We discuss common scenarios during maternity leave, and how to deal with them.

• Withdrawing offer of overseas posting was not direct disability discrimination

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  Law reports

  In Owen v Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd and another, the Court of Appeal held that refusing to allow a disabled employee to undertake an overseas posting due to medical concerns did not amount to direct disability discrimination.

• Absence rates and costs: 2019 XpertHR survey

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  Survey analysis

  XpertHR's latest survey finds that sickness absence rates remain unchanged over the past year, but employers continue to underestimate the total cost of such absence to the business.

• Pay trends May 2019: First April deals confirm stable pay picture

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  As the first pay deals in the key month of April are included in the XpertHR analysis, the median remains stable at the 2.5% level seen over the first quarter of 2019.

• Annual leave survey 2019

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  XpertHR research looks at employers' provision of annual leave and holiday pay.