Employment Policy Guidance
Sharing Maternity Leave
January 17, 2011 | 
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Under the regulations fathers will be entitled to up to six months additional paternity leave provided the mother has returned to work, which will give parents the option of dividing a period of paid leave entitlement between them. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Employment Law, Employment Policy Guidance, Managing People | 
Tags: 12 Months, 3 April, Additional Paternity Leave, Adopting A Child, Adoption, APL, Current, Great Britain, Maternity Leave, Parents, Paternity Leave, Same Sex Relationships, Sharing Maternity leave, Six Months, Statutory Maternity Pay | 
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Increases to Statutory payments and Compensation limits 2011
The Government has announced new rates for Statutory Payments and compensation limits for 2011 Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Employment Law, Employment Policy Guidance, General | Tags: 10 April, 3 April, Compensation Limits, Compensatory Award, Effective Date Of Termination, Employment Legislation, Employment Rights, Employment Tribunals, Guarantee Payment, Insolvency, Maternity Allowance, Payment Increases, Redundancy Payment, Sap, Spp, ssp, Statutory Adoption, Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Sick Pay, Termination Of Employment, Unfair Dismissal | No Comments »
Severe weather conditions preventing employees getting into work – Some basic questions answered.
Severe weather conditions preventing employees getting into work Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Employment Policy Guidance, General | Tags: Basic Questions, Car Sharing, Contract Of Employment, Discretionary Basis, Disruption, Disruptions, Disruptions due to severe weather, Employment Rights Act 1996, Local Office, Obligation, Onus, Provision, Public Transport, Section 13, Severe Weather, Time Off, Travel By Car, Travel Situation, Unlawful Deduction Of Wages, Viable Options, Weather Conditions | No Comments »
Bribery Act 2010
The Bribery Act reforms the criminal law to provide a new, modern and comprehensive scheme of bribery offences that will enable courts and prosecutors to respond more effectively to bribery at home or abroad. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Employment Policy Guidance, General | Tags: 14th September, Adequate Procedures, Bribe, Bribery, Bribery Act, Commencement, Commercial Organisation, Commercial Organisations, Common Law, Consultation Exercise, Consultation Responses, Corruption, Criminal Law, Economic Progress, Legal Framework, New Year, Offence, Private Sectors, Prosecutors, Royal Assent, Secretary Of State | No Comments »
Equality Act – changes to workplace health policies and procedures
Employers may no longer ask an applicant to complete a health declaration on a job application form or a pre-employment health questionnaire prior to an offer of employment Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Employment Law, Employment Policy Guidance | Tags: Act Changes, Act States, Employment Employers, Equality Act, Extra Equipment, Health Conditions, Health Policies, Health Procedures, Health Questionnaire, Interview Selection, Job Application Form, Job Offer, Nature Of The Business, Offer Of Employment, Party Suppliers, Physical Barriers, Practicality, Reasonable Adjustments, Working Practices, Workplace Health | No Comments »
National Minimum Wage rates – Changes to the age bands.
Not only are the NMW rates increasing on the 1st October 2010 but the age bands are changing as well Read the rest of this entry »
Brief Guide to the Equality Act
The Equality Act becomes law in October 2010. The new Act brings together and replaces previous legislation relating to discrimination (such as the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995). Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Employment Law, Employment Policy Guidance | Tags: Age, Age Disability, Associative discrimination, Belief, Default Retirement Age, Disability Act, Disability Discrimination Act, Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Discrimination Act 1995, DRA, Equality Act, Equality Legislation, Gender Reassignment, Groups, Indirect Discrimination, Managing Your Business, Marriage, Maternity, Partnership, Perceptive discrimination, Pregnancy, Race Relations Act, Race Relations Act 1976, Religion, Sexual Orientation | No Comments »
Employing International Students
Employing international students/graduates legally Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Employment Policy Guidance, General, Recruitment | Tags: Employing Foreign Nationals, International Graduates, International Students, Postgraduate Degree Course, Shortage Occupations, Skilled Individuals, Student Visa, Tier 1, Tier 2, Uk Labour Market, Work Experience Placement | No Comments »
Checking employees driving licences
Employees who drive on company business
The HSE Guidelines on Driving at Work strongly recommend that a driver’s licence is checked when the employee joins a company, or when they are first invited to drive on behalf of the company, and periodically thereafter.
The Officers of the Company or the individual with delegated responsibility for licence checking is personally responsible under the Road Traffic Act if they allow someone to drive a vehicle they are not entitled to drive.
Periodic, systematic licence checks provide an answer to this problem.
Section 87 (2) Road Traffic Act 1988 It is an offence for a person to cause or permit another person to drive on a road a motor vehicle of any class if that other person is not the holder of a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that class.S.87 (2) Road Traffic Act 1988.
Restrictive Covenants
Employers often incorporate post-termination obligations into an employee’s contract of employment Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Employment Policy Guidance, General, Managing People | Tags: Competitor, Confidential Information, Contract Of Employment, Contracts, Convenant, Former Colleagues, Geographical Area, Incorporate, Intimate Knowledge, Legitimate Business Interests, Perspective Employers, Restrictive Covenant, Restrictive Covenants, Senior Executives, Solicitation, Unreasonable Restrictions, Working Relationships | No Comments »
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