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HR e-briefing 207 - Don't be compromised!

Encouraging settlement of employment disputes outside of the courts and tribunal system remains the cornerstone of employment legislation.  It also remains the case that the vast majority of parties...

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HR e-briefing 207 - Don't be compromised!

Encouraging settlement of employment disputes outside of the courts and tribunal system remains the cornerstone of employment legislation.  It also remains the case that the vast majority of parties...

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HR e-briefing 225 - Resolving workplace disputes: one year on

On 1 October 2005, the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures were one year old. The procedures were introduced when the Employment Act (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 (the Regulations)...

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HR e-briefing 232 - Resolving workplace disputes: first EAT decision

For the past 14 months, cases clarifying the complex statutory dispute resolution procedures have been eagerly awaited. Our patience has been rewarded by a sudden flurry of cases all of which deal...

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HR e-briefing 233 - More EAT decisions on the Statutory Grievance Procedures

The first EAT decision on the statutory grievance procedures (SGPs), Thorpe v Poat and Lake was reported in briefing 232. Hot on its heels come four further EAT decisions ( Sher...

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HR e-briefing 299 - Notice pay may be taxed

The extent to which payments in lieu of notice (PILONs) may attract tax has for a long time been a complex issue and one which has not always received consistent treatment by HM Revenue and Customs....

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International HR briefing - France

Amicable terminations: a new way to terminate ?   Apart from dismissal and resignation, French law provides for a third way to end an employment contract: the amicable termination. However, this way...

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International HR briefing - Switzerland

Protection against unfair dismissal during the probationary period Introduction The key sources of Swiss labour law are to be found in Arts. 319 - 362 of the Swiss Code of Obligations and in the Swiss...

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IHC e-briefing no 12: ACAS launches consultation on draft Discipline and...

Background The Employment Bill is currently on its passage through Parliament and will, when enacted, have a significant impact on dispute resolution within the employment relationship. It is...

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HR e-briefing 355 - ACAS launches consultation on draft Discipline and...

The repeal of the fated statutory dispute resolution procedures moved a step closer last week when ACAS issued, in draft, a revised Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance for consultation.  The...

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HR e-briefing 405 - European age discrimination ruling with a sting in its tail

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has this morning given a ruling that represents a significant victory for the charity Age Concern in their fight to have certain parts of UK age discrimination...

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HR e-briefing 417 - unfair dismissal awards to rise with redundancy pay

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HR e-briefing 421 - dismissal by letter

You have written a dismissal letter and can now relax in the knowledge that what was an unpleasant experience for all concerned is concluded. Or can you? When does the employment end? Is it the date...

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HR e-briefing 429 - employment tribunal statistics for 2008/09

Despite an overall drop in the number of claims last year, statistics for 2008-09 released by the Tribunals Service last week reveal that claim numbers remain high at 151,028 and the majority of claim...

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HR e-briefing 441 - Maximum compensatory award reduced for 2010

The Government has today announced, just as predicted, a fall in RPI-linked compensation limits. The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will decrease from £66,200 to £65,300 for effective...

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HR e-briefing 442 - tribunals to blow the whistle from April

This morning, the Government has clarified its proposals to enable employment tribunals to pass on whistle-blowing allegations, raised in ET1 claim forms, to the relevant regulatory authorities. New...

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HR e-briefing 445 - Right to legal representation at internal hearings

When asked whether employees have the legal right to bring a lawyer to internal disciplinary hearings, most employers would say no. Indeed, most organisations have formulated policies around the...

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HR e-briefing 446 - Agency Worker Regulations finalised

After what has already proved a busy week for employment law news, the Government has published its consultation response to the second round of consultation on Agency Worker Regulations, which closed...

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IHC HR e-briefing 135 - New tax rules may impact on employee rewards and...

New draft legislation may adversely impact on commercial arrangements which have been put in place by employers to reward and/or incentivise employees or which employers may wish to use in the future....

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HR e-briefing - 496 Changes to pay procedures

From 6 April 2011 significant changes will be made to the operation of PAYE on both payments made to employees following the termination of their employment and on the engagement of new employees who...

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