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Zero hours contracts have been in the news recently, with figures suggesting that they are used to employ between 250,000 and one million workers. Zero… Read More »Zero hours contracts: best practice

The number of workers on contracts with no guarantee of hours or pay – known as ‘zero-hour’ contracts – is far more widespread than originally… Read More »Zero-hour contracts more widespread than thought

As from 29 July 2013, individuals who want to take a claim to an employment tribunal will have to pay fees under new legislation now… Read More »Employment tribunal fees begin

With the ever increasing use of social media the case of Teggart v TeleTech, which relates to offensive Facebook comments, gives some insight into possible… Read More »HR Facebook Comments Case Study

The take up of apprenticeships is increasing among employers. Here is a checklist of things to consider when employing apprentices: 1.      Ensure you can offer… Read More »Employing apprentices: checklist

Increasingly there is talk of the importance of employee engagement in the workplace. But what does best practice in employee engagement look like? Here are… Read More »Employee engagement: best practice

An employee recognition programme is defined as: Communication between management and employees which rewards them for reaching specific goals or producing high quality results in… Read More »Employee recognition programmes and why should you have one

The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal has increased from £72,300 to £74,200 where the effective date of termination occurs on or after 1 February… Read More »Unfair dismissal compensatory award increases

In a long-running age discrimination case, an employment tribunal has found that a police force’s requirement that its legal advisers have a law degree to… Read More »Age discrimination: tribunal finds degree requirement for promotion was not justified

If staff take time off because of work-related stress, getting them back to work as quickly as possible is important. A well-managed early return to… Read More »Returning to work after stress-related absence