Thinking of retiring? 24.07.2013 Mrs Quick was headmistress of a Cornwall Council primary school that was possibly going to be merged with three other... Read the article
Supreme Court Rules on Age Discrimination Case 16.07.2013 Mr Homer joined the Police National Legal Database as a civilian employee in 1995. In 2003 his employer, West Yorkshire... Read the article
Changes to DBS service in England and Wales 03.07.2013 As a result of this change we have amended our ‘General’ and ‘Regulated position’ rehabilitation of offenders declaration forms for... Read the article
Government proposals for mandatory pre-claim conciliation 18.06.2013 The proposed pre-claim conciliation procedure is as follows: Stage 1 Prospective claimants will complete an application form and submit it... Read the article
DBS filtering of old and minor convictions and cautions 10.06.2013 This action is in response to the Court of Appeal judgment which stated that the disclosure of all cautions and... Read the article
‘Employee shareholder’ scheme rejected by House of Lords 09.04.2013 The proposals, which are part of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, were rejected by 232 to 178 votes amid... Read the article
Increase in unpaid parental leave 13.03.2013 Under rules brought in by the European Parliament, from March this year UK employers will have to allow parents to... Read the article
Proposals to reform TUPE rules 08.02.2013 The most far-reaching proposal is to repeal the rules that put most ‘service provision’ changes, such as contract catering, cleaning... Read the article
Citation warns employers are still liable for behaviour of staff at Christmas parties 14.12.2012 Andrea O’Hare, Head of Personnel and Employment Law at Citation, explains that employees attending a work related Christmas party... Read the article
First employer ‘named and shamed’ for National Minimum Wage Breach 12.11.2012 Leicester based hair and beauty salon owner, Mrs Rita Patel trading as Treena Professional Hair & Beauty, failed to... Read the article