Acas launches Olympics guidance for employers

With Olympic organisers predicting one million extra Games-related journeys into the capital this summer, Acas has issued advice for employers on how to minimise the disruption to their business.

Class discrimination and unconcious bias plague recruitment and promotion opportunities, admit HRDs

Social class discrimination and unconscious bias in the workplace are the new equality frontiers, according to law firm Pannone has revealed.

Restrictive covenants: are these always enforceable by the employer?

Restrictive covenants and non-solicitation clauses are unpopular with employees – and employers are always concerned that, when put to the test, their contracts may not be enforceable.

British Safety Council’s manifesto for safer and healthier workplaces launched at House of Commons

The British Safety Council yesterday launched its manifesto for workplace health and safety, Working Well, in the House of Commons at an event hosted by Member of Parliament, Andy Slaughter.?

UK Supreme Court clarifies law on default retirement age

In a judgment published yesterday, the Supreme Court has left the door slightly ajar for allowing businesses to set their own retirement age for staff – but only if the reasons for doing so meet both...

Employers should be urged to reward whistleblowing staff, argues employment law professor

Rewards for whistleblowing and a change in work culture are vital if damaging public disclosures of information are to be avoided, according to one of the UK’s most prominent employment law...

Crush Complexity: decluttering employment law, four months on

Back in December, HR magazine declared the systems administering employment law in the UK were not working and launched a campaign to search for the solution.

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Changes to unfair dismissal period will encourage growth

On 6 April this year, the qualifying period for unfair dismissal increased from one to two years’ continuous employment, taking us back to the pre 1999 position. Trade unions have moved swiftly to...

Foreign doctors will have to prove they can speak English in order to work in UK

Foreign doctors will have to prove they can speak English before they can practise in England under specific proposals set out by health secretary Andrew Lansley (pictured).

Unemployment falls for the first time since May 2011, reports ONS

Unemployment has fallen by 0.1% in the three months to April 2012, according to the Office for National Statistics.

HSE publishes its top 10 worst examples of health and safety overkill

Following the launch of its myth busting challenge panel to curb the worst examples of health and safety misuse, the HSE has listed the ten worth health and safety myths.