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Employers: becoming more and more flexible?
...ely employing over 1m staff members) who took part in the study, more than nine out of ten (93%) said that they offered at least one form of flexible working.CBI Deputy Director-General John Cridland says:“The boundaries of the traditional ‘nine to five’ in the office or on the shop floor are becoming more and more blurred. Employers are embracing the benefits of flexible working, even as the economy heads into more uncertain times."Using teleworking to take work out of the workplace has become very popular, and is also a useful way to avoid a laborious commute, balance family commitments, and e...
News | 8 Sep 2008
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Call for flexible new approach to employment law
...nk its approach to employment law in order to bolster workplace flexibility and foster better employment relations. Launching its Thinking Positive: the 21st century employment relationship report, produced in collaboration with Hays, the CBI explores how the employment relationship has changed, becoming even more flexible. The report includes video interviews with employees and staff on the benefits of good communication and flexibility, and looks at how this helped minimise private sector job losses during and post-recession. Now the CBI says the Government should build on the success of wo...
News | 25 Jul 2011
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Employers need help to improve workplaces, says report
... achieve it, according to a new report published today by The Work Foundation. The HSE-commissioned research involved a series of workshops with UK private and public sector employers and a survey of 600 organisations. The report calls for the Government to take the lead in helping employers do more to improve job quality by promoting best practice; carrying out further research; publishing case studies and incentivising employers to experiment with new approaches to improving the workplace. Almost half of the organisations surveyed either agreed or strongly agreed that the following were...
News | 23 Nov 2009
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Does flexible working give employers summer holiday blues?
...leagues sun themselves in Biarritz? Summer in the workplace can be a time of great upheaval as employees take extended breaks, have additional time off to look after children, or are perhaps inclined to want to work shorter hours as the sun beats against the windows. Flexible working patterns are becoming more and more prevalent in business. For employees with a family both parents are often working. Employees are increasingly turning away from the traditional nine to five, and looking for more flexible ways of tallying their work-life balance. Businesses also increasngly need to implement flexibl...
News | 23 Aug 2007
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Will the Equalities Review lead to more legislation?
... Government’s efforts to promote equality have actually been so far. According to Victoria Carson, the FPB’s Campaigns Manager, the Government’s drive to improve employee rights has backfired. She comments: “The administrative burden and cost of employing mothers of young children is becoming a disincentive to employers to take them on. The increasing drive from Government to encourage greater flexibility in the workplace is leading to the breakdown of existing flexible relationships and increasing worries about tribunals and costs. As more and more regulations are introduced, so the ex...
News | 2 Mar 2007
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Disability access: is it becoming clear yet?
... CONTENTS P8 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Your opportunity to keep tabs on legal developments, events, training and conference dates coming up over the next six months 07 LETTERS Workplace Law Magazine readers air their views on the legal issues affecting their workplaces 16 08 DISABILITY ACCESS: IS IT BECOMING CLEAR YET? One year since the implementation of Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, we ask the experts for their views on the progress we've made and the future of the DDA 15 A FINE MESS Why do we bother fining companies for their health and safety failures, asks David Sharp P14 ...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2005
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Government announces employment law overhaul
...l. The consultation will seek views on two options. The first proposes a system that involves payment of an initial fee to lodge a claim, and a second fee to take that claim to hearing. The second option proposes introducing a £30,000 threshold, so those seeking an award above this level will pay more to bring a claim. Of the 159 regulations examined in the employment theme of the Red Tape Challenge more than 70 regulations are to be merged, simplified or scrapped. The Government will: Publish a call for evidence on proposals to simplify the TUPE rules Close a whistleblowing case law ‘loo...
News | 23 Nov 2011
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Employers still confused about Agency Workers Regulations
...y workers to exactly the same benefits in kind as permanent staff and almost a quarter mistakenly believe that they will accrue all the same employment rights from day one. Nearly a third are under the impression that agency workers will be entitled to the same bonus arrangements. In addition, more than a quarter (26%) incorrectly believe that the responsibility for ensuring adherence to the new rules lies solely with the temporary staffing agency who provides the workers, whereas in fact the duty is shared. Steven Kirkpatrick, Managing Director of Adecco General Staffing, stresses that ...
News | 10 Aug 2011
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Flu fears: Planning for employers
...emic. In particular consider when a person will be allowed / required to return to work. Review your existing terms / policies relating to sick pay. Do you need to consider amending these to cope with any flu pandemic? Establish infection control guidelines for employees who are ill or suspected of becoming ill at work. Establish a flexible worksite, e.g. working from home and working hours, for example if it may be necessary to implement a temporary shift system to ensure cover. · · · · · · Workplace Law Group, 110 Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1LQ t 0871 777 8881 f 0871 777 8882 © Workplace L...
News analysis | 11 Jan 2011
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Employers to be asked to publish pay equality data
Employers will be asked to publish equality data about their workforce on a voluntary basis, under plans announced by Equalities Minister, Lynne Featherstone. The proposal is aimed at organisations that employ 150 or more people and follows a similar commitment for the public sector announced earlier this year. Speaking at the launch of the annual Female FTSE100 report, which shows that the number of women on the boards of Britain's biggest companies has barely increased in the past three years, the Minister a...
News | 3 Dec 2010
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Boards need to be more diverse, says May
... not have a single woman on their boards. Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality Theresa May said: "In these challenging economic times we need to make the most of everyone’s talents and more balanced corporate boards are better for everyone – employers, employees and customers."By becoming more representative at all levels, companies can become more innovative and more productive and have a better understanding of what all their customers want and need."We’re taking action to help make this happen, with commitments to promote equal pay, extend the right to flexible working and prom...
News | 17 Sep 2010
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Employers urged to relax dress codes during heatwave
...ce this week for parts of the UK, and temperatures predicted to soar as high as 32oC, the TUC is today calling on employers to relax office dress codes and cool down their offices. By allowing staff to loosen their ties and leave their jackets at home, the TUC is hoping most employers will adopt a more relaxed approach to office attire - if only for the hottest days of the summer - and help make work more bearable for staff. The TUC believes that the best way for staff to keep cool inside when it's swelteringly hot outside is for them to be able to sport less formal, more casual clothing, and co...
News | 1 Jul 2009
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Management and staff cooperate to fight recession
...itment, new research reveals. Employment Trends 2009, Work Patterns in the Recession, by the CBI and recruitment experts, Harvey Nash, show almost two-thirds of employers have made or are considering making significant changes to the way they organise their workforce and working patterns. More flexible working hours, extended shut-downs, extra holiday and cuts in paid overtime have all become more commonplace as the recession has deepened and organisations have cut costs. Said John Cridland, CBI Deputy Director-General: "This has been a particularly bruising recession, but one...
News | 23 Jun 2009
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Cultivating success: how to cut costs and stimulate growth
...sulting in bonuses for each and every postal worker of just over £1,000. As company spokesman, David Simpson, points out: "2005 was when we eliminated the losses and made a very big change in terms of efficiencies. What has happened in more recent years is that we have continued on this journey of becoming more efficient and modernising." Of course, this has not been achieved without controversy. We have seen the scrapping of the second post, industrial unrest over changing working practices, as well as closures of both rural and urban post offices. Although the company is itself reluctant to sing it...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2009
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Employers support back to work plans, despite recession
... out of work. A large proportion do and the fact that, in the teeth of a recession, 27% of employers still want to get people back into work is a very positive sign. The Government must press forward with its plans, despite the current economic difficulties. “We need to create better managed and more flexible workplaces that will allow people to make valuable contributions to the world of work. With our population getting older, employers will have to be encouraged to make these changes happen. Not doing so risks severely damaging our future prospects for prosperity.” Ahead of today’s lunc...
News | 8 May 2009
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Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
...nefits such as bonuses. A legal framework which requires the claimants to have all the information about their comparators before being able to make a complaint to a Tribunal was making it even harder for women." She believes the case ruling is significant, but should not cause undue worry to fair employers: "I do think the judgment will have a big impact on the 7,000 or so claims which have already been brought and which were stalled pending a resolution of this issue. However, I don't think it will open the doors to lots more claims; it just removes a potential hurdle in an area of law with a great m...
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
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Headache? Try new and improved law and regulation!
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network HeadacHe? Try NEW improvEd laW aNd rEgulaTioN! longer lasting Fast acting Increased holiday allowance Dispute resolution simplified again New formula CORGI becomes Gas Safe Register and much more ... APRIL UPDATE sPEcIAL IssUE APRIL 2009 Issue 46 Ian Fielder: BIFM Chief Executive on the challenges for the facilities management sector. Page 24 Holiday and sickness absence clock watching: What do changes to flexible working actually mean for employers? Page 20 Learning the lessons from ...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2009
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48: How the 48-hour working week could push employers to the max
... it is determined to keep the opt-out, which it sees as key to helping both businesses and employees in the current economic climate," says Melanie Smith, Solicitor at Howard Kennedy. "Although the UK does not have a veto on the issue, the EP's recommendations must be approved by the Council before becoming law and it is expected that this will involve a period of conciliation during which the UK will join forces with other Member States to protect the opt-out." There are a couple of outcomes likely to happen now: one is for a moderated optout to be kept, where the average weekly working time is calcu...
Magazine issue | 5 Feb 2009
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Changes to dispute resolution close to becoming law
New measures to simplify workplace dispute resolution reach their final stages in Parliament today (4 November).The Government says the changes will save business over £175m a year, and will lighten the load on business by encouraging earlier, more informal resolution of workplace disputes. Minister for Employment Relations, Pat McFadden, says: "In the current economic climate, regulations can be a big concern for business and we want to help simplify them where we can. These changes will save employers valuable time and money. "It's clear th...
News | 4 Nov 2008
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Employment law is changing - but don't tell anyone how
...rotect them, why the Government is saying it has no reason to change the role whilst consulting on whether to change the role and not enough answers being given. Whatever is on the horizon, it seems that many people believe the role of lay members should be protected to stop Employment Tribunals becoming court cases decided by legal brains with no experience of the working world they are making decisions about. After all, they were never intended to be formal affairs to put employer and employee in the dock and that is what they could slowly become, if lay members are removed. e ns to b uestio ...
Magazine issue | 13 May 2008
