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New
Sick Note Rules Root Out Serial Slackers
Employment Law experts have welcomed proposed changes to the
way sick notes are issued, which they say will make it harder
for workers to feign illness or injury.
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New Dispute
Resolution Regulations
The Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations, published
on 12 March 2004, set out the circumstances in which the new
statutory procedures introduced by the Employment Act 2002 will
apply. The Regulations are due to come into force on 1 October
2004 and aim to promote dispute resolution in the workplace
so that fewer cases end up before a tribunal.
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Getting
Women on Board The
Business Case for Diversity.
Organisations not recruiting women onto their boards are reducing
their ability to compete in the dynamic economy and society
in which we live and work. Read
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Employment
Bureaux and Temporary Labour - a new regulatory framework
The stated aim of Government is to provide temporary workers
with greater protection and more flexibility to move from temporary
to permanent work. The Regulations are also intended to safeguard
hirers (both individuals and companies) against being provided
with unsuitable temps.
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Maternity
- still more questions than answers
In April 2003, in an attempt to simplify the rules on maternity
leave and pay, the Government introduced changes to the maternity
legislation.
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Flexible
Working Extension Will Reduce Productivity Say Businesses
Productivity will suffer if flexible working rights for employees
are extended, reveals a survey of businesses across the UK.
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Changes
to Pensions - an occupational hazard?
The law on pensions and similar employee benefits is going
through change: employers need to be aware of changes which
have already happened, and others which are on the way.
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New
Report Calls for International Reporting Standards in Human
Resources Management
Human Resources has for too long taken a backseat to other
business-critical functions through having no industry-standard
method of demonstrating its return on investment.
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