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  1. Employer engagement 'helps sick employees return to work'

    Employer engagement is a key area that must be addressed when helping long-term sick employees return to work, the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) has stated.Research by the IES has found a number of key areas where there remains inadequate support for such individuals, with “key” areas to be add...

    News | 15 Oct 2008

  2. Employers to help break the ‘disability glass ceiling’

    Over seven million disabled people in the UK are being prevented from getting jobs or reaching their full potential by employers and recruitment providers who are imposing a ‘glass ceiling’ upon them, according to a DWP Disability Steering Group. The steering group, whose members are from high profile government departments and multi-billion pound companies including E.ON Energy and BT PLC, have called for other employ...

    News | 1 Aug 2011

  3. Employee engagement task force launched

    ...e sectors can learn a lot from each other. This initiative fits well with our agenda of devolved power and authority and shows how effective companies can be when they feel empowered. I am delighted that the Employment Engagement Taskforce has come together to develop practical ways to help all employers learn from the best, to break down barriers to engagement, and to raise the profile of this whole agenda.” Employment Relations Minister, Edward Davey, said: “Workers know better than anyone how the firm they work for can grow, innovate and succeed. For any business or organisation, a co...

    News | 29 Mar 2011

  4. Self-Employment (Risk Assessment Exemption) Bill 2010-11

    A Bill to exempt self-employed persons engaged in low hazard activity from the requirement to produce a written risk assessment. This Bill was presented to Parliament on 21 October 2010. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage. This Bill is a Private Mem

    Regulation | 21 Oct 2010

  5. Employer could not withdraw dismissal

    The Court of Appeal has recently ruled that an employer who had dismissed an employee could not later withdraw that dismissal. CF Capital (CFC) wanted to cut costs without having to make staff redundant and asked the sales team whether anyone would consider becoming a self-employed contractor rather than an employee. They would be paid a monthly retain...

    Case | 1 Nov 2011

  6. Top employers for Working Families Awards shortlisted

    Public, private and voluntary sector organisations have been shortlisted for a Special Award in this year’s Top Employers for Working Families A diverse range of family-friendly policies for working parents and carers have caught the eye of the first round of judges in this year’s Top Employers for Working Families Special Awards.  Organisations representing a wide variety of sectors, sizes and locations have ...

    News | 13 Sep 2011

  7. Employers urged to properly consider employment status

    ...ed the key question of whether the claimant knew that it was unsustainable to claim self-employed status.  The EAT remitted the case to a new tribunal to consider the extent of the claimant’s knowledge. Lorna Townsend, a principal at Steeles Law, commented: “It is understandably difficult for employers to accept that someone who is engaged on a self-employed basis can subsequently take advantage of the statutory protection available to employees.  However, this case illustrates the importance of giving proper consideration to employment status at the outset of the working relationship.    "...

    Case | 7 Sep 2011

  8. ACAS warns of employment relations challenges

    Government measures to reduce the deficit and reconfigure the role of the state could have profound implications for public sector employment relations, according to a new paper commissioned by ACAS.   The discussion paper also argues that the huge change we are seeing has not just sprung up from

    News | 11 Aug 2011

  9. Employers warned over ‘risky’ agency workers strategy

    ...ober, companies have been considering how they will react when efforts are made to level the playing field between permanent and agency staff. New research from law firm, Eversheds, found that 16% of respondents were considering mitigating the effects of the Regulations by terminating some agency engagements after 11 weeks, thereby preventing qualification for equal rights. However, this is less than half of those who said they intended to take this approach when asked in 2008. Other businesses polled in the study stated they would avoid approaching temporary staff at all. Commenting on the suggesti...

    News | 13 Jun 2011

  10. Employer awareness of Agency Workers Regulations improving

    Employers' awareness about the Agency Workers Regulations is increasing, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) latest JobsOutlook survey. Awareness levels about the Regulations are currently at over 70% – significantly higher than they were 18 months ago. However, only 10% ...

    News | 31 May 2011

  11. Responses to the Employment Tribunal reform Consultation

    ...ismissal claim from one to two years. This would see a return to the position that applied from 1985 to 1999 and, according to the Government, would result in approximately 3,700-4,700 less claims per year, while stimulating the economy by removing a barrier to job creation. Critics argued that few employers would be persuaded to hire merely on the basis they have a further year in which to dismiss without fear of facing an unfair dismissal allegation. Most consider 12 months is long enough to establish whether to dismiss. With a long service requirement, many claimants would instead focus their atten...

    News analysis | 10 May 2011

  12. Staff expect employers to do more on CSR

    ...re provider, LeapCR. The majority (63%) of UK employees said they believe that having paid time off during working hours to commit to charitable initiatives would significantly improve engagement in their company.   Almost half (49%) of UK employees said they were more likely to stay with an employer that encourages its workforce to donate time or raise money for charity within working hours and three-quarters said they want their employer to balance commercial success with good CSR strategies, including supporting charities (75%).   Almost six in ten said their ideal employer would conside...

    News | 3 May 2011

  13. Proposed tribunal fines for employers raise concerns

    Businesses are concerned about the Government's proposal to introduce fines for employers found by an employment tribunal to have breached employment rights, according to a survey of over 600 employers by law firm Eversheds.    Under the proposals, in addition to any compensation awarded to the successful claimant an employer would have to pay a penalty to the Government of 50% of ...

    News | 15 Apr 2011

  14. A Royal problem: why employers must act now to avoid a backlash on 29 April

    © Workplace Law Group 2011 All rights reserved A Royal problem: why employers must act now to avoid a backlash on 29 April A Royal problem: why employers must act now to avoid a backlash on 29 April With the Royal `couple-to-be' now starting to carry out their first public engagements, it will have been hard to escape the very public focus on the forthcoming Royal Wedding....

    News analysis | 11 Apr 2011

  15. Government advised against ‘employers’ charter’

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has advised the government against implementing an ‘employers’ charter’ in a bid to make it easier for companies to hire staff.   The comments come following a meeting at Downing Street yesterday with Prime Minister David Cameron and top business chiefs. Many of the businesses, including John Lewis, McDonalds and Hays, promised to create more jobs thi...

    News | 11 Jan 2011

  16. Employers could be prosecuted over bird poisonings

      Proposals to tackle wildlife crime by making employers, such as landowners, responsible for their employees' illegal poisonings have been outlined by the Scottish Government. Statistics published by Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture show that in the first half of 2010 there were 13 poison abuse incidents with 16 bird of prey poisoned a...

    News | 4 Nov 2010

  17. Employers struggle to manage reward risks

    ...ed (compared with 17% in 2009). The findings reveal that concerns about the overall effectiveness of the pay and benefits package to attract and retain key talent has increased in significance over the past year (reward unable to attract key skills rose in rank from 4 to the number 1 risk faced by employers and reward not retaining employees rose from rank number 12 to 6). The ability to change pay and benefit practices (ranked number 4), the ability of line managers to manage reward (ranked number 2) and the ability to engage employees through pay and benefits (ranked number 3) are also high on the...

    News | 1 Sep 2010

  18. Younger workers trust employers less

    Almost one in three young professionals do not trust their employer, according to the latest research from recruitment consultants Badenoch & Clark. When asked whether they trust their employer to deliver accurate information on business performance, 32.2% of 16 – 24 yr olds revealed that they refuse to believe either ‘most’ or ‘any’ of what they are tol...

    News | 31 Aug 2010

  19. Dentist loses dispute over employment status

    In a recent case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an unfettered right of substitution in a contract can be detrimental to worker status. The case involved a dentist, but, according to law firm Blake Lapthorn, its implications will also be particularly relevant to those working in the

    Case | 20 Aug 2010

  20. Pay back for employers offering "quality" internships

    Employers who give quality internships to disadvantaged young people – such as young offenders and care leavers – should receive ‘pay-back’ from the Government, according to new research from think tank Demos.  Employers would receive payment if their intern had found stable employment within a yea...

    News | 17 Aug 2010

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