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Latest News Recruitment 15th November 2007 Discrimination - Harassment and Pregnancy 15th November 2007 Discrimination - Racial and Religious Hatred 15th November 2007 Dispute Regulations 15th November 2007 References - everything you need to know. 15th November 2007 Statutory Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 15th November 2007 Automatic Unfair Dismissal 15th November 2007 “Token Black” wins Race Discrimination Case 1st August 2007 Refusing Part-time Work can be costly 10th May 2007 Flexible Working – Amendment to the Definition of “Relative” 27th April 2007 Unfair Dismissal – what about compensation? 26th April 2007 Recruitment – the cost of poor procedures 23rd April 2007 New EU Working Time Rules for Road Transport Workers 20th April 2007 Discrimination on the Grounds of Philosophical Belief 19th April 2007 New Points Based Immigration System set for 2008 18th April 2007 Annual Leave – are you taking yours? 12th April 2007 Cancer Diagnosis leads to Unfair Dismissal 12th April 2007 Age – are you still discriminating? 11th April 2007 Cost of Absence continues to Rise 10th April 2007 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 8th April 2007 Rules on Company Vans 30th March 2007 Mobile Phone Update 29th March 2007 2007 Budget 23rd March 2007 Pregnant and Job-less 21st March 2007 Security Threats 20th March 2007 Homophobic Harassment could result in six figure payout 16th March 2007 Discrimination – can you afford it? 14th March 2007 High Court rules: UK harassment and maternity provisions do not comply with EU law 13th March 2007 Starmer Case Update 9th March 2007 Expired Disciplinary Warnings 5th March 2007 IT Risks of Mobile Workforce 3rd March 2007 Are you Complying with Immigration Law? 1st March 2007 Statutory Dispute Resolution Procedures – New situations 28th February 2007 First Case of its Kind 23rd February 2007 Duty of Care and Stress 20th February 2007 Record Payout in Harassment Case 13th February 2007 Flexible Working 12th February 2007 Unfair Dismissal of 7/7 Victim 7th February 2007 Managing Cancer 2nd February 2007 Sacked by Fax 26th January 2007 Fleet issues: penalty for using mobile phones to increase 23rd January 2007 Can you afford not to pay the National Minimum Wage? 9th January 2007 Alcohol at Work 8th January 2007 Legal Developments in 2007 5th January 2007 2007 – European Year of Equal Opportunities for All 21st December 2006 Significant Payout for Whistleblower 15th December 2006 Inconsistency In Outcomes 11th December 2006 Sex Discrimination after Soaking 7th December 2006 Draft Pensions Bill Published 5th December 2006 Smoking Ban Date Announced 1st December 2006 To Celebrate or not to Celebrate that is the Question 30th November 2006 Speed Limiters on Certain Vans 29th November 2006 Threat to dismiss leads to Constructive Dismissal 29th November 2006 Gone and Forgotten! 27th November 2006 Can we still put length of experience required in an advert for a position? 20th November 2006 Comment made at Christmas Party results in Discrimination Claim 17th November 2006 Redundancy and Fair Processes 16th November 2006 Disability and Redundancy 16th November 2006 Immigration Changes - Bulgaria and Romania 14th November 2006 Flexible Working Regulations for Carers 10th November 2006 Health and Safety - Carpel Tunnel Syndrome ignored 6th November 2006 Statutory Dispute Resolution Procedures to be Reviewed 3rd November 2006 Stress – still a real problem in the UK workplace 2nd November 2006 Expensive Expenses 1st November 2006 Harassment, Harassment, Harassment 31st October 2006 1 in 5 experience bullying or harassment at work 24th October 2006 Employees choosing to wear the veil 23rd October 2006 Health and Safety - Six parties found guilty over death of employee 17th October 2006 Less than a year’s service, but he won 15th October 2006 Cadman v Health and Safety Executive 6th October 2006 Tribunal Applications on the increase 2nd October 2006 What legal obligations are there upon an employer to provide protective equipment (PPE) to employees? 28th September 2006 HIV-positive Discrimination Claim 21st September 2006 New rules for calculating the number of weeks' pay due for redundancy 20th September 2006 Take Your Rest Breaks says the EU 18th September 2006 Quality Assurance Officer not Assured 18th September 2006 New Rules for Child Seats 10th September 2006 Sex Discrimination costs £145,000 8th September 2006 Death leads to unfair dismissal 7th September 2006 Windfall after Stair Fall 6th September 2006 Heart Attack Victim claims Unfair Dismissal 5th September 2006 National Minimum Wage - update for Octob er 2006 1st September 2006 Redundancy without Warning 24th August 2006 Arranged Marriage Leads to Claim 21st August 2006 Driving – Organisational Responsibility 18th August 2006 Two Cases of Discrimination due to sexual orientation 16th August 2006 Council loses disability claim 14th August 2006 Fire Safety Reform 10th August 2006 £114,000 for Stressed Employee 8th August 2006 £800,000 Compensation for Bullying 3rd August 2006 Age Discrimination 1st August 2006 The Importance of Working Time Regulations 27th July 2006 Corporate Manslaughter Bill 20th July 2006 Temperatures Rising, Productivity Falling 20th July 2006 Racist Comments don’t have to be directed at an individual 16th July 2006 £19,000 for Pregnancy Sacking 13th July 2006 Fixed Term Contracts 12th July 2006 Don’t End up at Tribunal 10th July 2006 Poor handling of redundancies can be costly 6th July 2006 Six-figure payout expected 6th July 2006 Depression results in Disability Claim 4th July 2006 Work and Families Act 2nd July 2006 Sexual Harassment is all too common. 10th June 2006 Lack of Adjustments means loss in Disability Case 9th June 2006 Does someone on probation have the same employment rights as any other employee? 4th June 2006 Swearing and Lewd Emails in the Office 3rd June 2006 Company Drivers at Risk 1st June 2006 Racial Discrimination – Court of Appeal 30th May 2006 Bird-Flu – do we need to worry? 22nd May 2006 Sickness levels are falling but costs are rising 22nd May 2006 Is Alcohol the Answer? 21st May 2006 Sacked for Being Pregnant 19th May 2006 Cancer Patient Wins Unfair Dismissal Claim 12th May 2006 British Maternity Pay lowest in Western Europe 10th May 2006 Are employers obliged to give pay rises? 25th April 2006 Reason for Absence: “World Cup-itis” 24th April 2006 Fixed Term Worker Wins Claim 20th April 2006 Disability Discrimination – don’t leave yourself open to a claim 18th April 2006 Violent Boss ordered to Pay Compensation 13th April 2006 £10,000 fine after worker is burned 13th April 2006 Procedure, Procedure, Procedure! 12th April 2006 Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 4th April 2006 Back injury costs Council £33,750 2nd April 2006 Revision of Statutory Payments 1st April 2006 Occupational and Personal Pension Scheme (Consultation of Employees) Regulations 2006 30th March 2006 2006 Budget 23rd March 2006 “Rolled-Up” Holiday Pay 18th March 2006 White Applicant wins Race Discrimination Claim 16th March 2006 Iraq Reservist Goes to Court to get his civilian job back 14th March 2006 Three wins following DDA claims 12th March 2006 Bosses are Ignoring Driving Dangers 10th March 2006 Neglience Payout for Stressed Employee 10th March 2006 Failure to Respond costs £49,000 8th March 2006 Stressed Worker wins £65,000 after Unfair Dismissal Case 7th March 2006 £6,000 award because Company did not follow procedure 6th March 2006 Induction Strategy could save you Money! 2nd March 2006 Lack of Work Station Assessment leads to Discrimination Claim 2nd March 2006 Working Time Regulations - new change 2nd March 2006 Sexual Harassment costs £124,000 1st March 2006 Our company needs to make some employees redundant. We intend to use the “last in, first out” method – is this OK? 27th February 2006 “Work your proper hours day” 24th February 2006 Anonymity of Complainants 16th February 2006 Smoking Ban for England 15th February 2006 Sacked for being diabetic 9th February 2006 Successful claim after 2 weeks’ service 8th February 2006 Health and Safety - £100 safety measure could have prevented £75,000 fine 7th February 2006 Expired Disciplinary Warnings 3rd February 2006 Changes to Compensation Limits 1st February 2006 No smoking in Scotland 1st February 2006 Part-time Lecturer wins compensation 28th January 2006 Data Protection and References 26th January 2006 To settle or not to settle 25th January 2006 Health and Safety - Haulage boss jailed after two drivers killed 23rd January 2006 What’s in your employees’ e-mail inbox? 20th January 2006 Top tips for handling a dispute 15th January 2006 Working can seriously damage your health 12th January 2006 Health and Safety needs more priority 12th January 2006 Tribunal preferred over maternity rights 8th January 2006 Statutory Grievance Procedure 6th January 2006 Legal Developments in the Year Ahead 2nd January 2006 Minimum Wage Law still Flouted 18th December 2005 Snowed in? 12th December 2005 End of Holiday Year 10th December 2005 End of Year Party – celebration or minefield? 8th December 2005 “DDA Adjustments are easy!” 5th December 2005 Sacked via a Text Message! 4th December 2005 Two-Way Communication is Key 2nd December 2005 Individual liability in sex discrimination case 29th November 2005 Jail Sentence after “Flagrant” breaches of Health and Safety law 23rd November 2005 Code of Practice on Racial Equality in Employment 22nd November 2005 Failure to consult amounts to disability discrimination 20th November 2005 Redundancy during maternity leave 18th November 2005 Compensation for redundant workers 17th November 2005 More than one Company can be Liable for Negligence 15th November 2005 Business Continuity and Contingency Planning 15th November 2005 Disciplinary Hearings and Sickness 10th November 2005 Ban Bullying at Work 7th November 2005 Civil Partnerships Act 2nd November 2005 Timetable for Disability Rights Changes 1st November 2005 Do employees have the right to be accompanied at an investigatory meeting? 30th October 2005 RSI not just an issue for office workers 26th October 2005 Michelle Langton – case update 24th October 2005 Total of £60,000 compensation for three cases of Harassment 21st October 2005 Dismissal – make sure it’s fair 19th October 2005 Work and Families Bill Introduced to the House of Commons 10th October 2005 Make a Difference Day 2005 10th October 2005 European Health and Safety Week 2005 6th October 2005 Equal Pay for Cleaners 5th October 2005 Implementation of the Equal Treatment Directive 1st October 2005 Health and Safety - Hotel Chain fined £400,000 over death of guest 30th September 2005 Sacked for being Pregnant 29th September 2005 Health and Safety - Fine after Workers are Poisoned 25th September 2005 Health and Safety Custodial Sentence for Company Director 19th September 2005 Health & Safety - and benefit not a burden 18th September 2005 What is the role of ACAS when an employee makes a Tribunal Claim? 15th September 2005 Equal Pay – can you afford to ignore it? 13th September 2005 Employee Fined after Forklift Truck Misuse ends in Injury 13th September 2005 Over £70,000 compensation and Reinstatement for sacked banker 11th September 2005 Employment Law is a Benefit to Business 10th September 2005 £50,000 after two-year battle for redundancy compensation 9th September 2005 Health and Safety - £5,000 fine after Agency Worker is injured 6th September 2005 Pregnancy-related demotion costs 6th September 2005 Stand up, sit down, keep moving 5th September 2005 Sick Note Changes Ahead 4th September 2005 Procedural flaws cost £26,460 30th August 2005 Over half road accidents involve a company vehicle 28th August 2005 Public Duties – what is sufficient? 21st August 2005 Ignore Flexible Working Request and Pay the Price 17th August 2005 £150,000 award in sex discrimination case 12th August 2005 Tribunal Orders Management Training 10th August 2005 Height restrictions could be discriminatory 6th August 2005 Law Firm loses Flexible Working Case 4th August 2005 Justifiable treatment of a disabled person 2nd August 2005 “Leave right now” leads to £35,000 payout 1st August 2005 National Minimum Wage - increases from 1 October 2005 1st August 2005 Health and Safety - Fine for company chairman 27th July 2005 When does a joke at work become harassment? 25th July 2005 Risk Assessments – a “must” not an option 22nd July 2005 “Culture of Carelessness” 20th July 2005 Car Insurance – are your employees covered? 17th July 2005 Pregnancy Discrimination is a real issue 16th July 2005 Age Discrimination - draft regulations announced 15th July 2005 Whistleblower wins six-figure sum 13th July 2005 Is a UK Compensation Culture a Myth or Not? 12th July 2005 17 workers win in redundancy claim against global company 11th July 2005 Posthumous award for Deaf worker 10th July 2005 Sex Discrimination Settlement 10th July 2005 Workplace Theft – is it an issue for you? 9th July 2005 Supporting Staff with Cancer 9th July 2005 Unfair Dismissal win for Cancer Sufferer 7th July 2005 What is the maximum temperature in which we can require employees to work? 7th July 2005 Health and Safety - Guilty Plea after Shredder Death 5th July 2005 Unfair Dismissal when business is sold 4th July 2005 Equal Opportunities Commission supports Flexible Working Case 3rd July 2005 Early Intervention is Key 2nd July 2005 £1m damages for injured window cleaner 2nd July 2005 Survey Reveals Work-Life Balance Impact on Staff Retention 29th June 2005 Back in the News 26th June 2005 Health and Safety - Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 22nd June 2005 Teacher loses sex discrimination case 22nd June 2005 Violence at Work 20th June 2005 New Mum wins £76,000 19th June 2005 What are the different qualifying time limits for employee rights? 17th June 2005 Can I tell my employees what they can or cannot wear? 15th June 2005 Child Pornography at work 15th June 2005 Health and Safety - Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 15th June 2005 Name-Calling leads to Constructive Dismissal 10th June 2005 Out of Court Settlement after Equal Pay Claim 9th June 2005 Homophobic Language prohibited 8th June 2005 Home Working can be good and bad 7th June 2005 Holiday – what’s that? 3rd June 2005 Equal Pay in NHS Trust 3rd June 2005 Redundancy fears increasing 2nd June 2005 £41,000 compensation in sexual harassment case 2nd June 2005 £41,000 for former Train Driver 2nd June 2005 Convent School Teacher wins payout for being “too old” 1st June 2005 Tribunal claims - Did you know? 1st June 2005 Tribunal Rejects Sex Discrimination Case 31st May 2005 Unanimous decision in Unfair Dismissal Case 26th May 2005 Health and Safety - Safe System of Work is a must 26th May 2005 Do I have to consult with employees when changing a company procedure? 24th May 2005 Is the ability to speak a particular foreign language an acceptable factor when drawing up recruitment criteria for a post? 22nd May 2005 UK Workers are “Desk Skivers” 20th May 2005 Shift Working – bad for your health? 13th May 2005 Confirmation on Length of Parental Leave 12th May 2005 Health and Safety - Horror at Scrap Yard 4th May 2005 Sickness Absence and Lateness – an update 4th May 2005 Too Much Business Regulation? 4th May 2005 BA loses sex discrimination case brought by pilot 3rd May 2005 Compensation Claim after Sex Discrimination Case 3rd May 2005 Sex Discrimination Win for Transsexual Employee 2nd May 2005 Norfolk School Cleared of Race Discrimination 1st May 2005 Change to Inland Revenue’s Name 1st May 2005 Disability Discrimination Bill 28th April 2005 Health and Safety - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2004 5th April 2005 Health and Safety - Working at Height Regulations 2004 3rd April 2005 National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2004 2nd April 2005 New Regulations for Calculating SMP 1st April 2005 2005 Statutory Payments increases 1st April 2005 Health and Safety - Manslaughter sentence for manager 29th March 2005 Out of Court Six-Figure settlement 28th March 2005 Health and Safety - Accident Causes Amputation 27th March 2005 Loosing Sleep over Business Worries 22nd March 2005 Employer-Supported Childcare 20th March 2005 Directors’ Duties for Health and Safety 15th March 2005 What are the time limits for an Employment Tribunal claim? 13th March 2005 I’ve heard the term “constructive dismissal” but what does it mean? 10th March 2005 Owner Liable for conduct of employee 10th March 2005 Health and Safety - Seat Belt Regulations 8th March 2005 Disability Discrimination – good intentions are not enough 8th March 2005 Health and Safety is Good for Business 5th March 2005 Health and Safety - £650,000 fines after death at sugar factory 2nd March 2005 Disability Discrimination and Dismissal – the Price to Pay 26th February 2005 First Sexual Orientation Case a Winner 22nd February 2005 Health and Safety – it pay to take it seriously! 20th February 2005 Work-Life Balance 20th February 2005 Relationships and Romance at Work 10th February 2005 What rights do employees have if they are to be made redundant? 3rd February 2005 Do I have a right to search employees who I suspect of theft at work? 2nd February 2005 Process is as important as proof 31st January 2005 What is the difference between wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal? 30th January 2005 Payroll Giving Grants Programme Launched 24th January 2005 Redundancy - Consultation is a must 22nd January 2005 Employment Tribunal 2003/04 Annual Report 22nd January 2005 Data Protection Code of Practice Part Four - Medical Information 15th January 2005 Health and Safety - Jail term for breaching law 12th January 2005 For more information on what liquid hr can do to help your business, click here Join Us Now. 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