Employment law manual

Accessible and constantly updated guidance on employment law, tailored to the needs of the HR professional.

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Covers the entire employment lifecycle from recruitment and selection through to termination of employment.
Provides links to additional resources on each subject.
Alerts readers to forthcoming changes.

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Whistleblowing

Updated to include information on the European Commission's proposal for a Directive to strengthen whistleblower protection.
Notice and pay in lieu of notice

Updated to reflect the latest guidance from HM Revenue and Customs on the taxation of payments in lieu of notice.
Maternity leave

Updated to include information on Really Easy Car Credit Ltd v Thompson, in which the EAT considered whether or not a dismissal was automatically unfair if the employer did not reconsider its decision on discovery of the employee's pregnancy.
Civil liability for and commercial consequences of health and safety breaches

Updated to include information on Dryden and others v Johnson Matthey plc, in which the Supreme Court considered if a health and safety breach resulting in asymptomatic injuries was actionable in a negligence claim.
Transfer of undertakings

Updated to include information on London Care Ltd and another v Henry and others, in which the EAT considered the issue of fragmentation in the context of a service provision change.
Remuneration: financial services

Updated to include information on FCA final rules and guidance on risk management for consumer credit firms, effective from 1 October 2018.
Shared parental pay

Updated to include information on Capita Customer Management Ltd v Ali and another, in which the EAT gave the first appellate decision on a sex discrimination claim related to shared parental pay.
Financial services regulation: financial services

Updated to include information on two FCA consultations, and the new guidelines on personal recommendations, effective from 23 February 2018.
Basic pay and benefits: local authority

Updated to include the recently agreed new national pay scale, effective from 1 April 2018, and the revised pay spine to come into effect on 1 April 2019.
Insolvency of employer

Updated to reflect the increase in the maximum amount of a week's pay for payments by the Secretary of State, effective from 6 April 2018.

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Workplace pensions

We have revised some of our Employment law manual content on pensions into a new Workplace pensions section, to provide a more accessible overview for employers and HR professionals who do not have specialist pensions or tax knowledge.

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