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Redundancy - the golden rules for employers
... the potential for discrimination when judging who to let go. When compiling a shortlist, there can be a number of factors that contribute to an employer’s selection process:"Typical basic criteria are skills, qualifications and performance in the job. There are also potential problem areas like absence records, disciplinary records, and ability to be re-trained. You can use the concept of ‘last in, first out’ but you’ve got to be careful with that, because it might be discriminatory on age grounds. “Overall, you must be careful that the criteria you use give a fair reflection of each ...
News | 17 Jul 2008
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In-depth article: 7/7 a year later – what have businesses learnt?
...of plans) despite organisations admitting a fear of losing people and skills. For example, almost all (92%) believe they would suffer disruption caused by higher levels of absenteeism and illness in the even of an influenza pandemic, yet the majority (83%) do not have robust plans to cope with this absence. Speaking at a recent London seminar about how 7 July had affected organisations and employees, corporate psychologist Kate Nowlan commented that businesses are still not paying enough attention to ‘people aspects’ when it comes to planning for disaster. Nowlan said that some organisations ...
News | 7 Jul 2006
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New and updated Policies and Procedures from Workplace Law Group!
... in the Policies and Procedures series include Waste Management, an issue that will prove more contentious in the summer as the new WEEE regulations take force, and Legionella, which all employers potentially at risk from this hazard should be aware of. Future policies in this series will include Absence Management, Employee Privacy and Working with Hazards. Are your organisation’s policies up to date? Employers can pick and choose the individual policies and procedures that will suit their business, or select a discounted pack on various subject areas such as health and safety, or premis...
News | 30 Apr 2007
