Contracts, employment Law - Workplace Law Network

Good news from Europe?
Does the EU's failure to adopt the Temporary (Agency) Workers Directive ("TAWD") mean the end of attempts to give temps and contract workers more employment rights? As widely reported, th... | briefing | 7 Dec 2007 10:24AM

Changes to employment contracts: do both sides agree?
It is the nature of employment contracts that they are likely to be varied at some point during the employment relationship. It may be just to change the salary following a salary increase but it m... | briefing | 3 Dec 2007 4:16PM

Ex-employees unlawfully competing can be forced to "show their hand"
The High Court decision in Hays Specialist Recruitment v Ions is a useful reminder that employers can force ex-employees, who may have set up in unlawful competition, to show their hand, without th... | case | 12 May 2008 2:57PM

Collective agreements and discrimination
The EAT has ruled in Unison v Brennan that an employee who is or may be affected by a collective agreement is not required to bring an equal pay or sex discrimination claim in the Employment Tribun... | case | 1 May 2008 1:27PM

Contract workers were not employees of company, says Court of Appeal
A supplier of temporary and contract workers has won its appeal against an earlier Employment Tribunal ruling on the employment status of the workers it supplies. A year ago the Employment Tri... | case | 30 Apr 2008 3:40PM

Courts increasingly willing to uphold non-compete clauses
The Court of Session in Christie Owen & Davies plc v Walton has upheld a non-compete clause that prohibited a former employee from working in any capacity for a competitor for six months. Backg... | case | 25 Apr 2008 1:46PM

Is a dismissal redundancy or for some other substantial reason?
Martland v Cooperative Insurance Society Limited concerns whether a dismissal, when the workforce is immediately offered re-engagement on new terms and conditions of employment, amounts to a &ldquo... | case | 22 Apr 2008 10:41AM

Is Temps Directive Top Threat to Employers?
25 November 2002 © Workplacelaw Network Quick link – http://www.workplacelaw.net Welcome to issue no. 60 of your weekly members bulletin. This bulletin is available in both plain text and... | ebulletin | 25 Nov 2002 8:03PM

Workplace Law Network Members' ebulletin no.220
Workplace Law Group email Workplace Law Members' e-bulletin no. 220 01 March 2006 © Workplace Law Network 2006 http://www.workplacel... | ebulletin | 1 Mar 2006 6:11PM

Workplace Law Network Members' ebulletin no. 166
Members E-bulletin 166, 12 September 2007 12 September 2007 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 166 of your weekly ... | ebulletin | 2 Feb 2005 4:31PM

Migrant workers
| Factsheet | 17 Sep 2007 2:29PM

Contract disputes
| Factsheet | 17 Sep 2007 6:39AM

New guidance on facilities management contracts launched
Workplace Law Network has now published Facilities Management Contracts 2008, following the success of our best-selling Guide to Facilities Management Contracts, first and second edi... | network news | 22 Nov 2007 4:01PM

Workplace Law FM Conference - Occupational health and absence issues
The idea of managing and investing in occupational health is one that is growing in importance for businesses. Speaking yesterday (31 January) at Workplace Law’s 8th Annual Faci... | network news | 30 Jan 2007 12:00AM

Workplace Law launches new CIPD professional training courses
Workplace Law Training has launched two new CIPD courses for HR and Personnel professionals. These new qualifications add to Workplace Law’s portfolio of accredited training courses and offer... | network news | 18 Jan 2007 12:00AM

Spring 2005 Employment Law Update Special Report now available
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the brand-new Employment Law Update: Special Report, Spring 2005 Edition which provides comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative guidance to new and forthco... | network news | 17 May 2005 12:00AM

Holiday pay – In sickness and in health
The issue of paid holidays, for a seemingly straightforward concept, poses a number of challenges for employers: from the increase to individuals' paid entitlement, which has recently come into eff... | news | 4 Feb 2008 10:33AM

Security industry tackles illegal working
As 7,000 Security Industry Authority licences are revoked, the British Security Industry Association claims that lessons have been learnt from the illegal worker controversy that has dogged th... | news | 4 Feb 2008 10:06AM

Snow forecast: will your employees get to work?
The Met Office is forecasting that bitterly cold conditions will affect many parts of England from Wednesday 2 January. As a result, the Highways Agency has issued an alert to motorists tellin... | news | 2 Jan 2008 1:54PM

Gangmasters' licences revoked over unsafe working practices
Three gangmasters who supplied workers to vegetable packing firm Simms and Wood have had their licences revoked by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).A-Z Employment Services Limited's licenc... | news | 2 Jan 2008 12:52PM

Councils face £2.8bn equal pay bill
New research published today by the Local Government Employers reveals that the total cost of council pay reviews is currently estimated at £2.8bn, with total backpay at £1.0bn, ongoing... | news | 2 Jan 2008 12:28PM

Age Discrimination Policy and Management Guide v1.0
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 will: ban age discrimination in terms of recruitment, promotion and training; ban unjustified retirement ages of below 65; and remove the current age ... | Policy & Procedure |

Employment Contract and Management Guide, version 4.0
All employers are required to issue employees with a written statement of certain terms of employment. This draft agreement has been published to help employers ensure that they comply with their r... | Policy & Procedure |

Occupational Health 2008: Making the business case - special report
Absence - what's the cost to your business? In June 2007 the Department for Work and Pensions announced that the UK loses 175 million working days each year to sickness-related absence, costing the... | Special report | 28 Nov 2007 1:33PM

Working with Contractors 2008: Special Report
Some of the most high profile health and safety cases have involved contractors – the leading case of R v. Associated Octel (1996), in which an employee of a specialist cleaning contractor wa... | Special report | 28 Sep 2007 3:50PM

Variation of Contract: how to change terms and conditions
Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires an employer to provide its employees with a statement of terms and conditions of employment within two months of the commencement of that employ... | White paper | 27 Mar 2008 11:05AM

A Right to Work? - what to consider when hiring non-British staff
It is a criminal offence to employ someone in the United Kingdom who is over the age of 16, is subject to immigration control and has no permission to work in this country or is in breach of the co... | White paper | 12 Sep 2007 10:08AM

Restrictive Covenants: keeping your employees faithful
Every business has a body of information that it considers to be secret, confidential, sensitive and integral to that business’ success. Information that, if disclosed to another person, part... | White paper | 12 Sep 2007 10:36AM

Workplace Law Handbook 2008
Over 850 pages of updated practical information in an easy to read A-Z format A-Z guidance on everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health and safety and premises manageme... | product

Occupational Health 2008: making the business case - special report
Absence - what's the cost to your business? In June 2007 the Department for Work and Pensions announced that the UK loses 175 million working days each year to sickness-related absence, costing t... | product

Certificate in Personnel Practice 0307
Workplace Law is developing a new course to help you become professionally qualified in HR more quickly and conveniently than ever! The Certificate in Personnel Practice (CPP) is the country&rsquo... | product

Workplace Law Handbook 2007
Over 700 pages of updated practical information for workplace managers in an easy to read A-Z format A-Z guidance on everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health and safet... | product

Workplace Law Training Brochure 2007
Order your FREE 2007 Workplace Law training brochure for full listings of our health and safety, premises management and HR and best practice training courses. Your hard copy training brochure wil... | product

Guide to Flexible Working 2008
PLEASE NOTE: The Guide to Flexible Working 2008 is available only as a downloadable file. Research published in March 2007 estimated that the British economy was losing £2.5 b... | product

Certificate in Personnel Practice 0907
Workplace Law has launched a new course to help you become professionally qualified in HR more quickly and conveniently than ever! The Certificate in Personnel Practice (CPP) is the coun... | product

Equal Opportunities Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Equal Opportunities Policy and Management Guide v3.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this documen... | product

TUPE transfers 2007: rights and responsibilities special report
Essential reading for all those responsible for TUPE transfers The TUPE transfers 2007: rights and responsibilities special report is aimed at people who have to deal with TUPE issues on a regular... | product

Employment Law Policy and Procedures Series Discount Pack
Includes 13 contracts, policies and procedures Includes FREE Employment Contract and Management Guide All employers are required to issue employees with a written statement of certain ... | product

Mock Employment Tribunal, London 0307
The Mock Employment Tribunal, taking place in London Thursday 15 March, is designed to give employers an essential understanding of the Employment Tribunal system. This exclusive event will give de... | product

Employment Law Discount Pack
The Employment Law Discount Pack is designed to get you up to date with the key issues that affect HR managers in their everyday working lives. The pack includes the new Discrimination Law 2006: Sp... | product

Mock Employment Tribunal
The Mock Employment Tribunal, taking place in Cambridge on Thursday 27 April, is designed to give employers an essential understanding of the Employment Tribunal system. This exclusive event will g... | product

Employment Law Update: Special Report - Spring 2005 Edition
Comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative guidance to new and forthcoming employment legislation Edited by Charles Russell Keeping abreast of all the employment legislation that is introduc... | product

HR Directors' Legal Summit - 30 November 2005
This is a must-attend networking event for HR professionals to help you increase your knowledge, competence and understanding of complex employment law. Expert presenters from Workplace Law Group a... | product

Workplace Law Handbook 2005
Every business in the UK should own a copy of this essential publication! The Workplace Law Handbook 2005 is a complete A-Z guide to everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health... | product

4th HR Legal Update Professional Practice Forum
Your invitation to the 4th HR Legal Update Professional Practice Forum Møller Centre, Cambridge, 15 September 2005 This is a must-attend networking event for HR professionals to help y... | product