Employment Law
Proposed increase in National Insurance Contributions is a tax on jobs, say business groups
David Woods, 02 March 2010
UK business groups have joined forces to call for the proposed 1% increase in National Insurance Contributions (NIC) to be scrapped.
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Public sector involved in disproportionately high number of employment tribunal appeals
David Woods, 16 March 2010
The public sector faces 37% of employment appeals claims despite employing just...
Too much employment regulation is stifling UK competitiveness, says British Chambers of Commerce
David Woods, 16 March 2010
The 'relentless flow' of complex employment law is stifling UK competitiveness and...
London Chamber of Commerce fears BA strike could damage London's competitiveness
David Woods, 15 March 2010
The proposed British Airways strikes could damage the UK's recovery plans, according...
Stonewall conference speakers agree workplace diversity makes good business sense
David Woods, 10 March 2010
Business leaders have called on employers to keep a focus on diversity...
Royal Mail and CWU to sign deal to settle long-running dispute on postal workers' pay and conditions
David Woods, 10 March 2010
Royal Mail has concluded a deal with trade unions to bring a...
Employment Law In Depth
John Terry and Ashley Cole: How to act when an employee's activities outside the workplace damages team morale within it
Jessica Corsi, 12 March 2010
The media scrum surrounding two high-profile England international footballers is any employer's...
Tribunal ruling on age discrimination claim is good news for employers and bad news for serial litigants
David Woods, 09 March 2010
An employment appeals tribunal (EAT) ruling has come some way to solving...
Employers are missing out by not building diversity into their talent management strategies, says CIPD
David Woods, 09 March 2010
Employers are not up to speed with threading diversity through talent management...
Male staff believe progress is being made in the field of equality,...
Government strategy report requires Jobcentre Plus staff to be trained to deal with autistic jobseekers
David Woods, 08 March 2010
Jobcentre Plus staff are to receive autism training in line with the...
Spike in 50-54 year-olds retiring and collecting their occupational pensions, as retirement laws change
David Woods, 03 March 2010
There was a 22% increase in the number of people retiring in...
Fit for purpose? Will the GP's new fit note reduce sickness absence?
Kathleen Healy and Elizabeth Graves, 03 March 2010
From 6 April 2010, a new Statement of Fitness for Work (the...
Small businesses get bogged down by the complexity of the income tax regime
David Woods, 02 March 2010
Small businesses fail to grow because of complex tax rules - especially...
Attitudes to older staff must change, employers warned
David Woods, 01 March 2010
Speakers at the Employers Forum on Age agreed: with falling numbers of...
Corporate Manslaughter case adjurned until October 2010
David Woods, 26 February 2010
The first Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide case has been adjurned due...
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