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Latest Human Resource News
News, views and stories of interest which may help you in your Human Resource strategy. The archive section is always open to view stories you might have missed.
Below is a list of all our current news items, or you can view our past stories by going to our archive section.
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| FEES FOR CLAIMS AT EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL |
| The Ministry of Justice is currently consulting on whether or not and at what level disgruntled ex employees will have to pay fees up front in order to make a claim against their employer.
Claims can currently be lodged without cost to the employee which is out of line with claims through Civil Courts such as the Small Claims court which requires a fee.
Claimants will not like this but perhaps employers will also be unhappy as (if they lose the case) they will end up reimbursing the employee for their Tribunal fees...........
... read more » |
| Submitted on 4 Feb 2012 |
| DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF AN EMPLOYEES BELIEF |
| It does not get any easier for employers! In a landmark decision an Employment Tribunal has decided that a fervent anti fox hunting campaigner was protected from discrimination because of his beliefs in animal welfare.
Mr Hashman was employed by a garden centre and was a keen animal rights campaigner. He had given evidence in support of prosecutions for illegal hunting. When his employers discovered his fervent anti hunting views he was dismissed. He argued that his dismissal was because of his belief in animal rights and that the dismissal was discriminatory... ... read more » |
| Submitted on 17 Jan 2012 |
| DISCIPLINING PREGNANT EMPLOYEES |
| The recent case of the Chief Constable of Hampshire v Haque at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) makes clear that the fact that a woman is on maternity leave does not prevent her from being investigated and if necessary disciplined for allegations of misconduct.
Maternity leave and or pregnancy do not give the employee protection from the disciplinary procedure if the disciplinary procedure would have been applied to comparable employees not on maternity leave or pregnant... ... read more » |
| Submitted on 16 Dec 2011 |
| CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR MYTHS |
| Just a few questions and reponses you may need to use over the festive period for staff issues around parties and holiday activities... Log in and be prepared! ... read more » |
| Submitted on 15 Dec 2011 |
| UNPRODUCTIVE WORKERS TO LOSE THEIR RIGHTS? |
| A leaked government report argues that sacking unproductive workers would mean more capable people would replace those sacked, boosting economic growth. However Downing Street says changes to unfair dismissal rules are "unlikely".
The government has previously stated it is committed to reforming employment laws and has already announced extending the right to claim unfair dismissal to at least two years (where we have been before!)
In fact the report goes further - calling for an end to unfair dismissal altogether. ... read more » |
| Submitted on 26 Oct 2011 |
| EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS - PROPOSED CHANGES |
| A fee for bringing an employment tribunal will be charged for the first time from April 2013, Chancellor George Osborne was condemned by unions for attempting to silence the vulnerable with his announcement on employment tribunals at the Conservative party conference in Manchester. ... read more » |
| Submitted on 12 Oct 2011 |
| HOLIDAY PAY LONG TERM SICK |
| The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently determined that a worker who had been on sick leave for an entire leave year was entitled to a payment in respect of that previous year's full annual holiday entitlement, when shortly after the start of the new leave year her employment was terminated... ... read more » |
| Submitted on 22 Aug 2011 |
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