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The Employment Bill – an industrial relations perspective
Posted: 14/11/2024
There were plenty of indications that a Labour government would shake up the employment law landscape, and so it was not much of a surprise, or indeed a surprise at all, that the Employment Rights Bill was published with a whole raft of proposed legislation. The main headlines inevitably related to the policies which were the most immediately......>>
Non-disclosure agreement regulation – the end of a long and winding road?
Posted: 25/04/2024
A previous article highlighted changes to employment regulations that have been introduced this April. A conspicuous absentee from this list was any new regulation regarding the use of non-disclosure agreements in the settlement of employment disputes. Reform in this area has been on the agenda since 2017 following the #MeToo campaign......>>
Bullying and harassment in the workplace – what should employers do?
Posted: 11/05/2023
It has been reported in several newspapers this week that a number of staff at the fashion retailer Asos have left the company after an independent report into allegations of workplace misconduct found no evidence of sexual harassment or that a ‘boys’ club’ existed at Asos......>>
Casual or part-year workers and holiday – where are we after Brazel?
Posted: 07/03/2023
The Working Time Regulations 1998 are not clear as to how entitlement to paid holiday is calculated for casual workers. The regulations simply state that all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ holiday per leave year. The 5.6 weeks’ leave entitlement is not ‘pro-rated’ down for those not working regular hours or days......>>

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