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New Acas advice on performance management

20 November 2018

19 November 2018

£24,500 awarded to employee who suffered racist insult from a contractor  

J and an employee of a contractor G4S were passing through an area where the lights were off for maintenance reasons....

15 November 2018

HSE releases Great Britain’s annual injury and ill health statistics

The Health and Safety Executive say that the latest statistics show that too many workers are still being injured or made ill by their work....

14 November 2018

Wales TUC publishes guidance on the menopause in the workplace

Wales TUC Cymru has published a toolkit to help union officers and reps to represent members affected by the menopause by recognising and addressing workplace...

13 November 2018

Right to paid annual holiday not automatically lost where worker did not apply to take leave

K refrained from taking his annual leave entitlement during the last few month of employment and requested payment in lieu when he left....

12 November 2018

Government sets out eligibility requirements for entitlement to parental bereavement leave and pay

The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Act is due to come into force in 2020, giving eligible employees the right to paid leave when they...

8 November 2018

Guidance published on data protection and the processing of criminal records data in recruitment

The charity ‘for people with convictions’ has published guidance on data protection and the processing of criminal records in recruitment....

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Gender pay gap determines women’s choice of employer

7 November 2018

6 November 2018

Government accepts recommendations for NLW and NMW increases in April 2019

The Government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations for hourly rate increases to the NLW and the NMW in April 2019....

5 November 2018

Office banter culture meant “fat ginger pikey” comment was not harassment

Evans claimed harassment related to disability. He said he had been referred to as "fat ginger pikey", "salad dodger" and "fat yoda"....

1 November 2018

EHRC survey shows Britain’s conflicting attitudes towards equality

A new EHRC survey has found that despite 74% of people agreeing that there should be equality for all groups, 42% of Britons have experienced...

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Government report reveals gender pay gap reporting data

31 October 2018

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