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By Emma Cross in General HR Issues on Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The World Health Organization has announced that swine flu is now “unstoppable” and the UK Government’s strategy for tackling the virus has moved from containment to treatment. GPs and NHS Direct are currently are currently being inundated with calls regarding flu like symptoms and ... read more
By Emma Cross in General HR Issues on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The Government has announced that it intends to bring forward its review of the default retirement age to 2010. Originally scheduled for 2011, the review has been brought forward to reflect the 'change in economic circumstances' since the DRA was introduced. The report, Building a... read more
Raim Dean a previous employee of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) has made a claim to the employment tribunal for disability discrimination. Ms Dean is seeking damages of up to £20,000 for disability discrimination and constructive dismissal, having worked at A&F’s London store for just... read more
According to news reports, civil servants have sent out thousands of bogus job applications to businesses in an effort to expose race discrimination in the recruitment process. The fake job application scheme was devised by the Department of Work and Pensions, the ministry responsible for... read more
By Elizabeth Hughes in In the News on Saturday, June 27, 2009
According to news reports, trainees at international law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, learned they were not being retained by the firm, following completion of their 2 year training contract, after HR managers left messages with the bad news on trainees' answering machines. ... read more
By Emma Cross in Discrimination on Thursday, June 25, 2009
It is relatively common for companies to impose strict codes for the appearance of front-line staff in an attempt to reinforce their ‘brand’, but news reports of two recent discrimination cases highlight the potential pitfalls of adopting such a policy. In the first case,... read more
By Emma Cross in In the News on Monday, June 22, 2009
Wildcat strikes have spread across Britain today. According to the Times website, around 2,000 workers from refineries, gas plants and nuclear sites joined in the strikes and failed to turn up for work today in unofficial industrial action. The striking employees are angry that... read more
On 17th June Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality launched a new cross government drive to increase the number of women, black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people and disabled people on the boards of public bodies. The new cross government action plan co-led by the... read more
By Rita Nissiphorou in In the News on Saturday, June 20, 2009
In 2005, Alan Johnson, the then Trade Secretary, unveiled a plan whereby fathers could take 6 months of paternity leave when their child reached 6 months of age so that mothers could go back to work. Under current rules fathers are only entitled to 2 weeks paternity leave which usually taken... read more
This week a judge has ordered that Natasha Keenan, who was paid double her salary for almost three years, was allowed to continue to receive double salary for working 19 hours a week. Mrs Keenan was a part-time complaints advisor for Barclays, her salary was £9,500 p.a. however, she was told... read more
