Editor's Choice archive 2012
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11 January 2013
Government announces adoption reforms,
Economic commentary January 2013: Prospects
for the coming year, Performance management
training falls short
21 December 2012
Preparing for the annual salary review,
Collective redundancy consultation period to
reduce to 45 days, Pay trends December 2012:
settlements stable at 2%
14 December 2012
Maternity, paternity and adoption pay to
increase to £136.78 from April 2013, Maximum
unfair dismissal compensatory award to
increase, Switzerland employment law guide
7 December 2012
Government issues response to consultation
on employee-owner contracts, New model forms
for recording grievance hearings, Autumn
Statement 2012 - is the British economy healing?
30 November 2012
Tribunal update: Employees fairly dismissed
for stealing low-value items, Benchmarking
Christmas working arrangements in 2012, HSE
consults on RIDDOR
23 November 2012
March 2013 parental leave change, New model
letters on non-return to work following
adoption leave, Pay trends November 2012:
whole-economy median dips to 1.8%
16 November 2012
Government to extend flexible working rights from
2014 and introduce "flexible parental leave" from
2015, Tribunal update: Prospective pizza chef
suffered age discrimination
9 November 2012
Employment law manual: new chapter on
employment tribunals and revised termination
chapter, New model policy and letter on
varying hours on return from adoption leave
2 November 2012
National minimum wage, How to tackle employee
fraud, Case reports stop press, Tribunal
update: Disabled job applicant harassed at
interview by questions about his health
26 October 2012
Singapore employment law guide, Quoted
companies to be required to report on gender
split across organisation, New model letters
on failure to attend a disciplinary hearing
19 October 2012
Equality Act 2010: contradictory tribunal
rulings over hearing post-employment
victimisation claims, How employers use
triggers to manage absence
5 October 2012
Maternity rights of employees on fixed-term
contracts, Dismissals for poor performance
should present few problems if handled
correctly, FAQs: Pensions auto-enrolment
28 September 2012
Case report round-up: early dismissal notice
to redundant employee not age discrimination,
New good practice guide on bribery, Annual
review of pay trends 2012
21 September 2012
Employment tribunal statistics 2011/12:
median unfair dismissal award stands at £4,560,
Unfair dismissal plans likely to make paying
off senior managers more affordable
14 September 2012
New model letters on national minimum wage,
Case report round-up: Lord Justice Elias
criticises standard practice of suspending
employees during investigations
7 September 2012
New line manager briefing on making job offers,
PowerPoint presentations: flexible working and
managing a remote sales team, FAQs: Changes to
the vetting and barring scheme
31 August 2012
Employment law myths: dismissal, Tribunal update:
Employee discriminated against because of wife's
disability, New model letters and form on
requesting a medical report
24 August 2012
Recorded webinar: Preparing for pensions auto-
enrolment, Employment law myths: maternity, Tribunal
update: Violinist not discriminated against because
of "humanist" beliefs
17 August 2012
Norway employment law guide, Employment law myths:
contracts, New model letters on right to work in UK
and jury service, Tribunal update: Football club's
dismissal of black player was victimisation
10 August 2012
Employment law myths: redundancy, Tribunal update:
"Trendy" Piccadilly retailer forced Muslim employee
to resign over headscarf, FAQs: Time off for public
duties, Overtime pay survey 2012
3 August 2012
Employment law manual update: new TUPE chapter,
Disciplinary hearing myths: case study, How to
deal with an employee who has been summoned for
jury service, Case reports stop press
27 July 2012
Tribunal update: Sabotage of employee's
Facebook page constituted sexual orientation
harassment, Disciplinary hearing myths: case
study, Changing times in selection testing
20 July 2012
Maternity rights where the mother has a
miscarriage or the baby is stillborn or dies,
Pre-claim conciliation up by one-third, says
Acas annual report
13 July 2012
Awards for XpertHR's US website, Nuttall Review:
Government-commissioned report suggests "right to
request" employee ownership, Underhill publishes
review of employment tribunal rules
6 July 2012
CAC reports sharp rise in applications for trade
union recognition, Time off for public duties: case
study, New model letters on employing agency
worker as permanent employee
29 June 2012
Time off work for antenatal care, Employment tribunal
statistics show 15% fall in claims, Employment law
manual update: new working time chapter, Time off for
public duties: FAQs
22 June 2012
Government opens consultation on collective
redundancy rules, Proposals requiring tribunals to
order equal pay audits confirmed, FAQs: Pensions
auto-enrolment safeguards
15 June 2012
XpertHR launches US website, Time off for public
duties: overview, FAQs: Olympics corporate
hospitality plus additional paternity leave, Top 10
regulations deterring businesses from taking on staff
8 June 2012
How to make a payment in lieu of notice, New
model letters on redundancy appeal meetings,
European Championships 2012: issues for
employers, International guide updates: June 2012
1 June 2012
FAQs: Flexible working during the Olympics, Case report
round-up: Previous redundancy pay claim no bar to unfair
dismissal claimant, Unfair dismissal qualifying period:
case study
25 May 2012
Take part in our survey of manufacturing pay,
Government publishes Enterprise and Regulatory
Reform Bill, FAQs: The use of reservists during the
Olympics, HR in 2012: doing more with less?
18 May 2012
Temporary change to the rules on opting out of Sunday
working, Employment law manual update: new family-
friendly rights chapter, Government consults on repeal
of Equality Act third-party harassment provisions
11 May 2012
Queen's Speech includes employment law reform, TUPE
transfers: new model documents on election of employee
representatives, Sunday working during Olympics: new
model letter, FAQ and quick reference
4 May 2012
Disciplinary suspension: case study, How to manage
ordinary statutory paternity leave and pay (birth),
Time off for dependants: new line manager briefing,
Sweden employment law guide
27 April 2012
Adoption leave: new model documents on adoption-
leave cover and reintroduction into workplace,
Disciplinary suspension: case study, Pay trends
April 2012: settlements remain at 2.6%
20 April 2012
Redundancy rights for pregnant employees and those on
maternity leave, Take part in our benefits and allowances survey
2012, Tribunal update: Theft of Entonox not a consequence
of depression, Disciplinary suspension: checklist
13 April 2012
New model documents to deal with a reference request,
Disciplinary suspension: overview, Case report round-up: EAT
rules on "organised grouping" requirement for a service provision
change under TUPE
05 April 2012
Statutory retirement procedures: Court of Appeal considers
employer's notification requirements, National minimum wage
2012: details of the LPC report, FAQs: Pensions
auto-enrolment
30 March 2012
1 April: Determination of employers' auto-enrolment
staging dates, 1 April: Maternity, paternity and adoption
pay are increased, 6 April: Changes to RIDDOR come
into force, 6 April: Statutory sick pay is increased
23 March 2012
Increase in unfair dismissal qualifying period, Case report
round-up: Supreme Court holds tribunals may look beyond
written agreement to determine true nature of agreement,
Budget 2012 - key announcements for HR
16 March 2012
Contracts chapter employment law manual update, Call for
evidence on dismissal procedures and "compensated
no-fault dismissals", FAQs: The qualifying period for
unfair dismissal claims
9 March 2012
Testing in recruitment: take part in our survey,
Government to call for evidence on "compensated no-fault
dismissals", FAQs: Employment tribunal procedures, Latest
on pay awards, wages and salary levels
24 February 2012
Statutory redundancy pay: case study, FAQs: Statutory
adoption leave and pay, How to deal with keeping-in-
touch days during adoption leave, Tribunal update: Poor
behaviour on work trip led to dismissal
17 February 2012
Outlook video: 1 February impact on redundancy pay,
Definition of "independent adviser" for compromise
agreements clarified, Statutory redundancy pay:
calculation, HR continues to grow in demand and influence
10 February 2012
Government to reduce rehabilitation periods, Case
reports stop press, Tribunal update: Clarification
sought from ECJ on surrogacy protection, Statutory
redundancy pay: qualifying rules
3 February 2012
Statutory redundancy pay: case study, FAQs: Statutory
adoption leave and pay, How to deal with keeping-in-
touch days during adoption leave, Tribunal update: Poor
behaviour on work trip led to dismissal
27 January 2012
Latest line manager briefing: resignations, Government
publishes revised timetable for pensions auto-enrolment,
BIS confirms that the increase in parental leave will be
postponed, XpertHR adds events to HR calendar
20 January 2012
Queen's Diamond Jubilee holiday: checklist, FAQs:
Dealing with poor performance, Government confirms
that qualifying-period increase for unfair dismissal
will not be retrospective
13 January 2012
Queen's Diamond Jubilee holiday: overview, New model
policy and letters on dealing with a worker's death,
Weekly dilemma: Dismissal of an employee whose husband
works for a competitor
3 January 2012
New tribunal award limits come into force, Qualifying
period for unfair dismissal protection is increased,
Changes to employment tribunal procedure, Maternity,
paternity and adoption pay are increased
