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By Louisa Chadwick in In the News on Monday, March 1, 2010
John Terry’s alleged affair with the girlfriend of his England team mate, Wayne Bridge, has dominated media reports in recent weeks and has resulted in him being stripped of his role as Captain of the England Squad. There have been opposing opinions on the action taken by the England Manager... read more
By Louisa Chadwick in General HR Issues on Thursday, February 25, 2010
The Department of Work and Pensions has published guidance to help employers use the new fit note and assist more staff to return to work following periods of ill health. The guidance has been published after extensive consultation with medical representatives and business groups and is... read more
By Louisa Chadwick in In the News on Thursday, January 28, 2010
Plans to change paternity leave entitlement were unveiled by Gordon Brown last year and this week the government has announced proposals to increase paternity leave from two weeks to six months. The plans could come into force from April next year and will allow mothers to transfer... read more
By Louisa Chadwick in Reward, Pay and Benefits on Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Official figures by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have revealed that as employers reduced hours to protect jobs, 5.07 million people regularly worked unpaid overtime in 2009, a decline of 168,000 on the previous year. Staff undertaking the overtime worked on average seven hours and 12... read more
By Louisa Chadwick in In the News on Thursday, November 12, 2009
Following a campaign by civil liberty groups and unions the government have agreed to introduce new legislation outlawing forced labour and modern-day slavery in the UK. According to Anti-Slavery International and Liberty hundreds of people in the UK are subjected to a form of slavery and... read more
By Louisa Chadwick in In the News on Friday, October 9, 2009
The recent and well publicised case involving Baroness Scotland serves as a reminder for all employers to ensure they check (and in some cases re-check after 12 months) and copy documents showing that their employees can work in the United Kingdom. The Attorney General was found to have... read more
By Louisa Chadwick in General HR Issues on Monday, October 5, 2009
The new Vetting & Barring Scheme, which follows the Birchand Inquiry into the Soham murders, provides that new employees and volunteers working with children or vulnerable adults should be registered with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). The Scheme is due to be phased in on 12... read more
By Louisa Chadwick in General HR Issues on Monday, September 14, 2009
In today’s job market, job seekers are doing whatever it takes to grab employers’ attention. New research has found that growing competition for jobs has driven almost half of jobseekers to change their appearance. According to human capital solutions provider, CareerBuilder, 46% of European... read more
