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Catholic teenager’s co-workers staged ‘mock crucifixion’

24 June 2016

24 June 2016

Two thirds of employers are either opposed to or in the dark over Apprenticeship Levy

New CIPD research reveals that, although the Government’s Apprenticeship Levy is likely to boost the overall number of apprenticeships, it risks undermining overall apprenticeship quality...

24 June 2016

Data protection reform – what to expect and when

With the two-year countdown to the new data protection reforms having started on 25 May, the ICO has outlined how it will provide detailed support...

24 June 2016

Access to justice damaged by courts and tribunals fees changes

The House of Commons Justice Committee have published a report following its inquiry into tribunals fees which finds that the introduction of fees has damaged...

21 June 2016

Payroll fraud costs UK firms £12bn per year

CIPD People Management report that businesses in the private sector are collectively losing a total of £144bn a year through fraud, with £12bn being lost...

16 June 2016

Court finds UK gangmaster liable for modern slavery victims

The Guardian report that a British company has been found liable for the first time for victims of modern slavery in a landmark high court...

16 June 2016

Tribunal claims 1% down in the last quarter of 2015/16 but 3% up on the year

The Ministry of Justice has published the tribunal quarterly statistics for the period January to March 2016. The key statistics for the period are set...

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Withdrawal of job offer because of absences in previous role arose from disability

16 June 2016

10 June 2016

Home-working up by a fifth over the last decade

The number of employees who say they usually work from home has increased by 19% over the past decade according to a new analysis published...

10 June 2016

Former employee fined for taking client records to a new company

A former employee who left his job, taking information about previous clients with him in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998, has been prosecuted...

10 June 2016

Only a third of employers are supporting working carers

New CIPD/Westfield Health research has revealed that just 34% of employers have a formal, written policy or an informal, verbal policy in place to support...

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Ban on wearing headscarves may be justified if it ensures religious and ideological neutrality

10 June 2016

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