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14 February 2013

Newsflash – Reasonable investigation: be sure of dishonesty

Summary: If an employee is alleged to have acted dishonestly does this mean that there is a higher threshold in terms of...

30 January 2013

Latest Government changes

On 17 January 2013, the Government published a statement outlining the next steps in its employment law reform agenda. The reform package...

30 January 2013

January 2013 case update

Religious rights - are staff protected? Summary: Does UK law adequately sufficiently protect employees' right to manifest their religious beliefs in the...

30 January 2013

January 2013 news

It’s January 2013 and, although we may have all been slipping and sliding on the snow recently, the Government is busy putting...

18 January 2013

Newsflash – Looking ahead to 2013

Happy New Year and welcome to 2013 - a busy year for HR/employment law changes. To keep you up to speed with...

27 December 2012

Redundancy Consultation: Big Changes Coming…

In our June 2012 Newsletter, Government News: Collective Redundancy Consultation, we discussed the Government's consultation on collective redundancy. This consultation proposed changes...

27 December 2012

Employee Ownership: Forging Ahead…

Our November newsletter discussed the Government's consultation on implementing a new "employee owner" status, Employee Ownership: Consultation. As a reminder, the plans...

27 December 2012

Tribunal Award and Statutory Pay Increases

From 1 February 2013 the maximum Employment Tribunal awards will be: a week's pay:£450 (increased from £430), used for calculating statutory redundancy...

27 December 2012

December 2012 case update

Green light for (sensible) retirement conversations Summary: Can employers hold retirement conversations with employees without committing age discrimination? Yes, says an Employment...

27 December 2012

December 2012 news

2012 has been a busy and momentous year for employment law, and as the year comes to a close there are further...