Employment Law
Proposed increase in National Insurance Contributions is a tax on jobs, say business groups
David Woods, 02 March 2010
UK business groups have joined forces to call for the proposed 1% increase in National Insurance Contributions (NIC) to be scrapped.
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Stonewall conference speakers agree workplace diversity makes good business sense
David Woods, 10 March 2010
Business leaders have called on employers to keep a focus on diversity...
Royal Mail and CWU to sign deal to settle long-running dispute on postal workers' pay and conditions
David Woods, 10 March 2010
Royal Mail has concluded a deal with trade unions to bring a...
Tribunal ruling on age discrimination claim is good news for employers and bad news for serial litigants
David Woods, 09 March 2010
An employment appeals tribunal (EAT) ruling has come some way to solving...
Employers are missing out by not building diversity into their talent management strategies, says CIPD
David Woods, 09 March 2010
Employers are not up to speed with threading diversity through talent management...
Male staff believe progress is being made in the field of equality,...
Employment Law In Depth
Government strategy report requires Jobcentre Plus staff to be trained to deal with autistic jobseekers
David Woods, 08 March 2010
Jobcentre Plus staff are to receive autism training in line with the...
Spike in 50-54 year-olds retiring and collecting their occupational pensions, as retirement laws change
David Woods, 03 March 2010
There was a 22% increase in the number of people retiring in...
Fit for purpose? Will the GP's new fit note reduce sickness absence?
Kathleen Healy and Elizabeth Graves, 03 March 2010
From 6 April 2010, a new Statement of Fitness for Work (the...
Small businesses get bogged down by the complexity of the income tax regime
David Woods, 02 March 2010
Small businesses fail to grow because of complex tax rules - especially...
Attitudes to older staff must change, employers warned
David Woods, 01 March 2010
Speakers at the Employers Forum on Age agreed: with falling numbers of...
Corporate Manslaughter case adjurned until October 2010
David Woods, 26 February 2010
The first Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide case has been adjurned due...
CIPD launches Law on Tour workshops to help keep employers out of court
David Woods, 26 February 2010
The CIPD has launched a tour to help HR professionals focus on...
National Bullying Helpline suspends its service following founder's comments on bullying at Downing Street
David Woods, 25 February 2010
The National Bullying Helpline has suspended its service while it considers its...
Business groups are unhappy about proposed extension of maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay
David Woods, 24 February 2010
A committee of the European Parliament has passed draft legislation to extend...
Create a culture where bullying and harassment are known to be unacceptable
Brian Palmer, 23 February 2010
The allegations about bullying by the prime minister have given rise to...
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