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The 1st October 2010 is looming nearer. Is it still the case that the Equality Act, which was passed just before the General Election is going to be implemented?The 1st October 2010 is looming nearer. Is it still the case that the Equality Act, which was passed just before the General Election is going to be implemented?Read More

Is the Right to Request Time Off to Train still applicable? The right to request time off to train was introduced on 6th April 2010, initially affecting employers with more than 250 employees.Read More

What are the requirements for Lifting Equipment?Equipment used for lifting residents such as Passenger Lifts, Dumb Waiters, Harnesses, Bath or Standing Hoists and Stair lifts all come under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) and the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER)Read More

Tribunals costing the UK millionsBritish businesses are losing more than £2.6 million a week in lost time due to increasingly lengthy tribunal cases, employment law experts estimate.Read More

Double Dip fears grow as businesses rush for redundancy adviceSmall businesses across Britain could be heading for a double dip recession as a result of the budget after it emerged the numbers seeking to make staff redundant has soared in recent weeks.Read More

New service to ensure dentists don’t get bitten by red tapeDentists facing a struggle to cope with a mountain of regulation may be able to relax a little more thanks to a tailored compliance service designed to take the stress out of running a practice.Read More

Holidaymakers hunt for bargains – but bosses pick up the 3bn billThe death of the traditional package holiday is costing the UK up to £2billion as workers research their next sunshine break at their desks.Read More

Government’s announcement that the default retirement age is to be phased outOn 30th July 2010, the Government announced that the default retirement age, which is 65, is to be phased out from 6th April 2011 and abolished completely from 1st October 2011, when the statutory retirement procedures will be removed.Read More

Has employment law gone quiet in the run up to the general election?Although this year is going to be dominated by the coming General Election, with the last possible date on which it can be held being 3rd June 2010 there are already legislation changes and new legislation which will come into force prior to the General Election. As you may be aware, there are two dates in a year when legislation is likely to change; these are usually 6th April and 1st October.Read More

Be Careless With Twitter and it might not just be your heart that breaksRecent headlines naming and shaming some top celebrities have demonstrated all too clearly the dangers of reckless use of social networking systems such as Twitter.Read More

Spring Clean?While our minds are generally directed towards Christmas those of you are lucky enough to be having Christmas parties and a festive break now is a good time to take stock and plan ahead for the New Year. It’s never too early for a spring clean!Read More

Throwing a sickie just got easier… Phoning in sick could soon become a thing of the past as new research shows a quarter of bosses now accept text messages and emails from workers who ‘throw a sickie’.Read More

Don’t Yawn! It’s Pension Reform!As you may or may not be aware, the Government is reforming workplace pension provision.The reason for the Pension reforms is that at the rate the population of the UK is growing, the projections suggest that the number of people aged 65 and over, will almost double by the year 2055.Read More

Disciplinary & Grievance As you know the law changed in April in respect of disciplinary and grievances.So where does this leave redundancies?Read More

The End for Harry?Harry Redknapp will be sacked by Tottenham Hotspur, spelling the end of his colourful career in football if he is found guilty of tax evasion, according to a leading employment law expert.Read More

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas Party!It’s that time of year, the festive season is just around the corner and employers around the country start to worry about the implications of having a Christmas Party for their employees.Read More

Philosophical Belief?You may recall the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations, which came into force on 2^ndDecember 2003.Read More

Associative DiscriminationYou will all of heard of the various types of discrimination i.e. sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, disability, sexual orientation, but what of associative discrimination?  What, you may ask, is that?  Well, associative discrimination is a very real risk for employers in their dealings with employees.Read More

British bosses flout smoking ban to increase productivityAlmost three quarters of British bosses have reported a drop in productivity as a direct result of the smoking ban, according to new research.Read More

Employers advised to have an Internet & Email PolicyMany employers allow their employees access to the Internet either for work purposes or at specific times such as break times.Read More

I have been offered a directorship by the Company I work for. What are my duties?Director’s duties are set out in the Companies Act 2006. A new Director should always check the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association to ensure that the Director and indeed the Company itself, is acting within its powers, which are set out in that document.Read More

Dealing with GrievancesEmployers should be well aware of the risks that can occur if they do not deal with an employee’s grievance.Read More

What is the Default Retirement Age (DRA)?Currently the DRA is 65 years. However, as most businesses will no doubt be aware due to recent media coverage of the ‘Heyday’ challenge, the DRA’s days are numbered.Read More

Dragon’s Den Star Leads – Bosses FollowBosses across the UK are taking advice from Dragon Den’s star Theo Paphitis and banning Facebook in the workplace, according to one of the country’s leading employment law specialists.Read More

Peter Mooney takes an in depth look at one of the biggest issues facing employers today.ONE of the most serious issues affecting businesses today is staff absenteeism. It does not matter in which sector you operate, allowed to get out of control, consistent employee absence can have a ruinous effect on a company’s productivity.Read More

Christmas ShoppingTHE SOARING popularity of online Christmas shopping could cost British businesses more than £7 billion, according to the latest research from ELAS.Read More

Stress epidemic costs British business billionsA silent epidemic sweeping Britain’s workplaces is costing business over £4 billion a year in wasted wages, lost working days and lower productivity.Read More

Staff fiddling expenses to fill credit crunchpay-gap say uk bossesBritain’s beleaguered bosses claim more of their staff are fiddling expenses to line their own pockets as the credit-crunch bites.Read More

Swine Flu UpdateWith more than 9,700 confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK the Government has announced changes to the way the virus is being tackled.Read More

Is the Issue of Mental Health Driving Employers Mad?The Government announced this week that people with mental health problems are to get extra help with managing their condition to help them continue to work.Read More

Commencing the Employment Relationship You could be forgiven for believing that the only issues arising out of employment law at the current time are those relating to redundancy, lay off and short time working, or issues to do with swine flu.Read More

Will Employers Have To Be Flexible With Parents?The right to request flexible working has been extended to parents of children up to the age of 16.Read More

Businesses turn to technology to stamp out office romancesBusinesses across the UK are turning to Employersafe in a bid to clampdown on workplace relationships.Read More

The Equality BillThis legislation will have far reaching effects on every employer in the United Kingdom and also the providers of services.Read More

Is there light at the end of Age tunnel?This week in a new report, the TUC state that long term unemployed older people are at risk of never working again, unless tailored support is offered to help them back into work.Read More

Employers Complain Swine ‘Flu Advice Creating ‘Skivers’ Charter’British bosses are complaining that measures designed to reduce the impact of swine ‘flu on the workplace are in danger of creating a ‘skivers’ charter’.Read More

ELAS Predicts a Dark Friday for Employees as Staff Skive for Sunshine and TennisMillions of workers are predicted to skive work tomorrow to watch tennis and bask in Britain’s sunshine.Read More

Legal Experts Help Employers Select Staff SafelyEmployment experts are helping bosses make safer decisions when recruiting staff by providing vital checks to protect children and other vulnerable groups.Read More

‘Low Lunch Input Damages Business Output’, Claims SurveyThe demise of the British lunch hour could be putting the country’s economy at risk.Read More

Cutting Edge Absence Monitoring Software Package Launched at HR ShowA unique absence monitoring system has been launched by a leading employment law consultancy based in Greater Manchester.Read More

British Bosses Running Scared of Natasha Kaplinsky Style PregnanciesMore than 50 per cent of bosses take into account the chances of a new member of staff falling pregnant before employing them – a survey has found.Read More

Bosses Urged to Crackdown on Office Facebook AddictsWorkers who use social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook in the office could be facing the sack, experts warned today…Read More

Age DiscriminationOne of the most significant changes in employment law for years finally came into force on October  1^st– with many businesses yet to address the issue within their workplace…Read More

Smoking Ban Proves a Drag for BusinessesMore than two months after the smoking ban was introduced many businesses are still confused over how to implement the new Employment law…Read More

Office RelationshipsBusinesses turn to technology to stamp out office romance…Read More

Personal HygienePersonal hygiene in the workplace has long caused problems, mainly because it is an issue that nobody wishes to tackle, even though everyone is happy to complain where a problem exists…Read More