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Lying on your CV - the pitfalls
David Woollcott, Workplace Law Group's Senior HR Advisor, talks to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire about what an employer can do if they discover an employee has "flowered" their CV. | audio | 10 Jun 2008 11:51AM

Dispute Resolution Procedures
Michael Gibbons, who carried out the official review of the dispute resolution procedures gives his view on replacing the current system | audio | 11 Jul 2007 1:20PM

How do you sleep at night?
As often happens when working in HR, mention your occupation at a social event and someone usually wants to discuss an issue they have. I had this recently where an MD of a small organisation discu... | blog post | 15 May 2012 11:58AM

Probationary periods for new employees
It is common for contracts of employment for new employees to include provision for a probationary period. During this period, the employee’s performance and suitability for the job in questi... | briefing | 21 Sep 2007 10:22AM

Health and safety investigations: from inspection to prosecution
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for health and safety enforcement in:  the manufacturing industry; construction sites; farms; nuclear installations; schools; h... | briefing | 16 Oct 2007 10:31AM

Gender equality in the workplace
A generation ago, the Sex Discrimination Act and the Equal Pay Act made great advances towards achieving gender equality in the workplace. However, today the equal treatment of women at work is sti... | briefing | 20 Nov 2011 3:38PM

Fraudulent employees: deterrent, punishment and protection
Statistics have revealed that over £40m is lost every day to fraud in the UK and that 80% of that fraud involves an employee. Couple that with the fact that while many employers may feel that... | briefing | 12 Dec 2007 10:23AM

Dealing with digital distractions at work
You’re writing a report when your smart phone rings. Before you’ve had the chance to say hello, another five emails drop into your inbox - all asking you to do something, now. And that&... | briefing | 21 Feb 2012 12:39PM

Court of Appeal decision gives guidance on references
A recent Court of Appeal decision has provided some guidance on how an employer should deal with a reference request when allegations about an ex-employee come to light after they have left.  ... | case | 27 Sep 2011 12:13PM

Worker sacked after customer dispute was unfairly dismissed
A tribunal has ruled that a BT worker who was sacked after a disagreement with a customer was unfairly dismissed.  The tribunal heard that Colin Shepherd, a business billing adviser, had work... | case |

Dismissal for driving without a licence was fair
The EAT has overturned a Tribunal decision that two lorry drivers were unfairly dismissed for continuing to drive after their HGV licences had expired (Wincanton plc v. Atkinson and another). The ... | case | 15 Aug 2011 10:53AM

Employer found to have discriminated against diabetic employee
An employment tribunal has found that the AA discriminated against a diabetic employee, Paul Bailey.   Anna Beale from Cloisters represented Mr Bailey and outlines how Paul Bailey was diagno... | case | 2 Aug 2011 10:57AM

Dismissal for drinking during work time found to be unfair
An appeal against a ruling in which an employee who was sacked for drinking during work time was unfairly dismissed has been rejected.    Caretaker Allan Reid had drunk a pint of lager ... | case | 13 Apr 2011 4:38PM

Get Ready for 6 April
28 March 2003 © Workplacelaw Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net Welcome to issue no. 75 of your weekly members bulletin. Don't forget - our membership services team are always... | ebulletin | 25 Mar 2003 2:44PM

Age old problem
Workplace Law Group email Workplace Law Members' ebulletin no. 244 16 August 2006 © Workplace Law Network 2006 http://www.workplacel... | ebulletin | 16 Aug 2006 12:55PM

Bullying and harassment
The Government has estimated that employers’ failure to tackle the root cause of bullying in the workplace costs the UK economy £13.75bn a year. According to HSE reports... | Factsheet | 14 Sep 2007 4:20PM

Alcohol and drugs at work
In the UK, up to 14.8 million working days are lost each year as a result of alcohol-related absence. A survey carried out by Norwich Union Healthcare found that 77% of emp... | Factsheet |

Disciplinary and grievance procedures
An average total of 10.5 days per year are spent managing disciplinary and grievance cases (4.6 days of management time, 5.6 days of HR staff time and 1.8 days of in-house lawyers' time).Private se... | Factsheet | 15 Sep 2007 5:26PM

Employment Tribunals: back to the future?
There will always be disputes in the workplace. Where people are involved, there will always be disagreements and upsets. We can't avoid them entirely, but what we can do is manage them properly. ... | Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2007 9:03AM

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

New advice from ACAS on Olympics
ACAS has issued advice for employers on how to minimise the disruption to their business during the Olympics.  For many thousands of London workers the disruption will mean finding alternativ... | news | 24 Apr 2012 12:32PM

Workplace Law launches extensive FM research survey
With just nine weeks to go before Th!nk FM 2012, the UK’s number one event in facilities management, Workplace Law is undertaking extensive research into the FM sector, to measure performance... | news | 16 Apr 2012 3:55PM

Working tired the same as working drunk
A new survey has revealed that more than a million UK employees are sleep deprived to the point where a lack of sleep affects their ability to the same extent as alcohol. A survey of 39,000 worker... | news | 3 Apr 2012 2:15PM

Employers lack focus in managing sickness absence
Employers are failing to get to grips with the issue of sickness absence, with many unaware of current absence levels. The Aon Hewitt Benefits and Trends Survey, which polled 185 employers in the ... | news | 23 Mar 2012 1:37PM

Ageless workforce welcomed but sickness absence a concern
Managing absence levels among older workers is the only significant issue marring employers’ enthusiasm for the abolition of the Default Retirement Age (DRA). According to research from Grou... | news | 9 Mar 2012 3:39PM

Common Commencement Date: April changes to employment law
A number of important changes to employment law will be taking place from April 2012, of relevance to all employers. In this News Analysis, Elizabeth Stevens from Steeles Law outlines the changes. | news analysis | 3 Apr 2012 10:45AM

Common Commencement Date: 1 October 2011
1 October 2011 is a Common Commencement Date for legislation in the UK. Coming into force today: Equal treatment for agency workers Increases to National Minimum Wage End of the DRA Ban on to... | news analysis | 1 Oct 2011 11:07AM

Carlos Tevez - the martyr of Munich
Even employers with no interest in football are likely to have heard or read the name Carlos Tevez in the last week, and many will have empathised with his manager, Roberto Mancini, after the playe... | news analysis | 6 Oct 2011 11:25AM

Re-emphasising the health in health and safety
The Responsibility Deal, launched by the Department of Health in March last year, is slowly creeping into the consciousness of those involved in the management of the workplace. Its objective ... | news analysis | 23 Jan 2012 11:43AM

Why should I be interested in job evaluation?
A new ACAS guide to Job Evaluation - this should be of interest given the hot topic of equal pay claims. This update also deals with a recent development relating to migrant workers. These are not... | news analysis | 15 Sep 2008 11:26AM

Mental health: we need to talk
The 2011 Absence Management Survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has reported that stress is now the most common cause of long-term sickness absence for both manu... | official guidance | 19 Apr 2012 9:04AM

Managing the causes of work-related stress: A step-by-step approach using the Management Standards
Concentrating on a major cause of occupational ill health, which can contribute to absence, high staff turnover and poor performance, these management standards describe how conditions that reflect... | official guidance | 1 Jan 2007 3:50PM

Dismissal
In this factsheet:  What is dismissal? Wrongful dismissal. Unfair dismissal. Constructive dismissal. Compensation for dismissal. CIPD viewpoint. Useful contacts. References. Further... | official guidance | 1 Jun 2011 4:38PM

Discipline and grievances at work
In this factsheet: What are disciplinary and grievance procedures? The legal position. Disciplinary policy and practice. Grievance policy and practice. CIPD viewpoint. Useful contacts. Ref... | official guidance | 1 Jun 2011 4:37PM

Competence and competency frameworks
In this factsheet:  What are competence and competency frameworks? Basic principles of competency. Developing a competency framework. The practical use of competencies. Strengths and we... | official guidance | 1 Jun 2010 4:33PM

Non-contractual Grievance Policy and Management Guide, version 4.0
All employers are required to follow statutory minimum grievance procedures following the Employment Act 2002, which came into force in April 2004. This Non-contractual Grievance Policy and Pr... | Policy & Procedure |

Non-Contractual Disciplinary and Dismissal Policy and Management Guide, version 4.0
This Non-contractual Disciplinary and Dismissal Policy and Management Guide v.4.0 has been published to help employers comply with Regulations and the recently revised ACAS Code of Practice on Di... | Policy & Procedure |

Employment Act 2008
The Employment Act 2008 came into force on 13 November 2008 for the following purposes:   To make provision about the procedure for the resolution of employment disputes; To make provisi... | Regulation | 6 Apr 2009 3:38PM

Weekly news special: April Common Commencement Date
This feature-length Workplace Law TV news features contributions from Suzanne McMinn, HR Consultant, and Renier Barnard, Health and Safety Consultant, on the changes coming into effect on 6 April... | Video - News | 3 Apr 2012 2:08PM

Unfair dismissal
Do you know what is considered ‘fair’ and ‘unfair’ when dismissing employees? Do you know what the five ‘fair reasons for dismissal’ are? Do you understand the d... | Video - Seminar | 26 Apr 2012 3:26PM

French reality TV contestants win employment rights
Reality television faces a bleak future in France after contestants who spent 12 days flirting with the opposite sex on a sun-drenched island won the right to be treated as salaried workers. In a g... | what the papers say | 4 Jun 2009 3:20PM

Spitting vicar asked to leave before Christmas
A VICAR sacked for "spitting" at his flock has been told to quit his home before Christmas. The Rev Tom Ambrose was given until July 9 to leave the vicarage he has called home for almost ... | what the papers say | 29 Jul 2008 10:41AM

Firemen reprimanded for 'disturbing' gay sex act
Four firemen who disturbed an outdoor gay sex session have been reprimanded and heavily fined after they were accused by one of the participants of being homophobic.The firemen shone their torches ... | what the papers say | 3 Oct 2007 4:48PM

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