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The Importance of Employee Handbooks
May 2, 2014
How many words are there in your employee handbook? A recent article in May’s edition of People Management highlighted the Employee Handbook for Fashion Retailer Nordstrom – it contains just…
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The Importance of Privacy
April 23, 2014
David Moyes sacked! The papers stated this would happen, and it did! Would it be classed ‘OK’ for an employee to find out they were to be dismissed before it…
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Inconsistency May Cost You Dearly
April 17, 2014
In a recent case involving Peacock Stores, employees were able to claim far more in redundancy pay than the Stores had originally envisaged. A lack of consistency in approach to…
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Are We Living to Work or Working to Live?
April 11, 2014
In recent years Britains employees have been in the headlines for working some of the longest hours in Europe. A survey from StepStone and totaljobs.com in June 2013, showed that…
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New Flexible Working Rights for all Employees
April 2, 2014
The “right to request flexible working” extends to all employees (with 26 weeks service) from 6th April 2014. Examples of flexible working are fewer days or hours, adjusted start or…
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New Opportunity to Avoid Employment Tribunal Claims
March 26, 2014
The pain of Employment Tribunal claims Employment Tribunal claims are a big deal for employers. They take up huge quantities of valuable time, incur significant costs (win or lose), and…
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For Men – A New Future in Care?
March 19, 2014
In a report from the International Longevity Centre – UK there are a number of challenges to the Care Sector in the years ahead. Inevitably the need for sound funding…
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Should we Always Dismiss for Gross Misconduct?
March 14, 2014
Sometimes Gross Misconduct doesn’t actually lead to termination for a key worker. It is quite a topical subject at present with the media focussing on Alan Pardew from Newcastle United…
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