Article by HR Magazine’s Rachel Muller-Heyndyk, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 More than half (60%) of businesses exhibit male bias in job adverts as a result of gendered language, according to research by Adzuna The jobsite used an…
Employment law changes 2018 30 March 2018 Gender pay gap reporting for public sector employers Public sector employers must publish first reports before this date (with a snapshot date of 31 March 2017). 1 April…
Here we summarise the latest employment law changes and legal updates. Acas are the employment relations experts and a trusted source of advice for employers, employees, Government and others. The Government has introduced several new…
October 18 2017 An employer who accessed intimate messages between an employee, his fiancée and his brother sent in working time on Yahoo! Messenger had unreasonably restricted the rights of staff to use the internet…
The case Bărbulescu v Romania shows the need to strike a fair balance between employees’ privacy and a company’s access to information The important recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) examines…
Eight priorities for HR By Qian Mou from Personnel Today Significant employment law changes are anticipated for 2017, amid the ongoing uncertainty resulting from the Brexit referendum. Large compliance projects for data protection and gender pay gap reporting…
Employment law changes: October 2016 and beyond By Bar Huberman at Personnel Today on 15 Sep 2016 Matthew Chattle/REX/Shutterstock. 82 The autumn months promise to be a busy period for HR practitioners as they get…
Dismissal over erratic behaviour was disability discrimination By Stephen Simpson on 29 Apr 2016 An employment tribunal has held that it was discrimination arising from disability for an employee with mental health problems to be…
Dear Member We are not sure how accurate this story is but it definitely gives a warning to anyone who uses Facebook etc. The consequences can be very serious for inappropriate use. Please think before…
Depending on conditions of employment, a zero-hour contract may differ from casual work or seasonal worker contracts. The Workers of England campaign against all contracts which try to exploit or restrict a person from earning…
Workers in England will continue to be treated differently to those in Scotland, since the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees in 2013 there has been a significant drop in claims, as workers struggle to find…
Below is the advice being given to employers who might be considering making redundancies in their workforce. We felt it was important to show our members that advice as it highlights the importance of ensuring…
Employment Law News Be careful what you say about your workplace and work colleagues as there are NO special rules for social media misconduct A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirms that no…