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Has the Dust Settled on the Ash Cloud?
It's the one in Iceland, I can't spell it either Now that the drama of the election is over and the novelty of the Coalition government is fading and before the whole country shuts down for the World...
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Employers Watch Out: It’s Office Party Time!
There May be Trouble Ahead ... Hooray! Christmas looms ever larger on the horizon and we even have some (slightly premature) snow to put us in the mood. The annual season of eating, drinking, feeling...
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It’s Snow Joke: My Boss Won’t Pay Me
If you’re snowed in and can’t get to work, does your employer have to pay you? Almost certainly not. I did an interview for parentdish.co.uk on this very subject (click here). Unless the employer is...
View ArticleShould the Government Cap Discrimination Awards?
The Independent reported yesterday that an “influential” group of City figures was urging the government to restrict compensation payments in discrimination cases to £50,000. Currently such awards are...
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Why Should Employers have a Social Media Policy?
[This is the follow up piece to my article "Social Media in the Workplace" published on this blog last Saturday and, originally, in The Internet Newsletter for Lawyers/Law 2.0] In my last article I...
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The ACAS Report on Workplaces and Social Networking
ACAS recently published a research paper on the use of social media in the workplace, called “Workplaces and Social Networking: The implications for Employment Relations“, as well as some very useful...
View ArticleI Turn, You Turn, We Intern
Sponsored Post What is an intern? There is no legal definition that I’m aware of, but words like “skivvy”, exploitation, and, less pejoratively, work experience come to mind when discussing...
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Beecroft and ERR …. (Part 1)
UK Employment law has been dominated by the issue of reform again, with the Beecroft report and then the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (ERR) being published shortly afterwards. Vince Cable...
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Sick as a Parrot
What happens if you get sick while on annual leave? This has been a thorny issue for some time. If you’re away from the workplace having a well earned rest whilst enjoying our glorious summer weather...
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