employment law news - February 2012
Only a few days left to go for you to complete our survey on
social media, drugs and alcohol if you haven't
already.
As one of our articles this month shows, these issues are still
at the top of the HR agenda – so secure your organisation's free
place on one of our training seminars by completing the
survey here. It should take you less than five minutes,
and a donation will be made to charity for every organisation that
responds. As well as a free place on one of our training seminars,
every participating organisation will receive a copy of the report
- further details can be found here. Don't miss
out…
Please click on the links below to view the articles in
February's employment law news, or access a print version.
The Government has indicated that the new qualifying period of service for unfair dismissal claims will only apply to employees whose employment starts on or after 6 April 2012.
Our 2012 fact card has now been published, providing you with the coming year's employment law compensation limits and key statutory figures at a glance.
Our legislation timetable has just been updated, showing forthcoming legislation employers need to be aware of, as well as changes which have come into force over the last year.
An Industrial Tribunal in Northern Ireland has ruled that a requirement for a job candidate to have two years' paid experience within the last five years was indirectly discriminatory against women.
As our Employment team launched its survey on social media, drugs and alcohol, the press was reporting about a claim of constructive dismissal being brought by an HR executive arising from his use of LinkedIn.
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has released statistics of Employment Tribunal claims from June to September 2011.
When can an employer sue former employees for acting in breach of their duties, or take steps to protect confidential information from being used by competitors?
Employers with pension schemes that contract out of the second state pension on a money purchase basis will need to take action to inform employees of the changes and may wish to consider what alternatives there are.
An NHS Trust and three NHS bosses have been ordered to pay what is thought to be the largest discrimination award in the UK to a doctor subjected to a "concerted campaign" of discrimination.
Our Pensions team will be hosting its first ever Thames Valley Pensions Conference at our Oxford office, featuring both Blake Lapthorn and Lane Clark & Peacock, that will look at the challenges facing employers, trustees and employees as the pensions landscape continues to shift.
