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What is the Difference Between Unfair Dismissal and Wrongful Dismissal?

What is the Difference Between Unfair Dismissal and Wrongful Dismissal? With the new Government proposing protection for employees from day one of employment...
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What are the changes to employment law that Labour will bring in?

Labour made it clear in their manifesto that they would be tackling various employment issues and seeking to make quick changes to the world of ...
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Managing stress at work

Stress affects us all. That is a fact and because it is a fact, employers should know how to manage and address it in the ...
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What to do with an Employee Grievance

This is a summary of what you need to do if you receive a grievance from an employee. The key thing is grievances should be ...
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Workplace Burnout

Burnout’, a state of severe mental and emotional exhaustion most often caused by work-related stress. Employers need to be aware of workplace burnout
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Employee with “non-feminist belief” loses discrimination claim

In a recent tribunal case, an employee ran the unusual argument that he had been discriminated against because of his non-feminist belief. 
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How can employers improve staff retention?

Staff retention is essentially the ability of a business to hold on to their staff, which should maximise productivity and keep employee turnover to a ...
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Workplace mental health – have the conversation

Workplace mental health, have the conversation. The importance of communication. This article serves as a reminder to managers of the prime position they are in
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What is ACAS Early Conciliation?

The ACAS early conciliation process is a free service you can use to try and resolve an employment dispute. You can start the process online ...
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Sickness Absence Management

Quite often sickness absence will put employers under pressure to get staff back into work after long periods of absence. Pressuring a sick employee...
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Labour party employment law reforms

The Labour party intends to make some sweeping changes to employment law if it wins the next general election. The reforms are set out in its ...
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Disability Discrimination

What should you do if a new recruit discloses a medical condition?

What should you do if a new recruit discloses a medical condition? It is important to understand that employers cannot ask job applicants questions about ...
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