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Ensuring volunteers don't become employees - as Published in Charity Finance
...discrimination purposes. True volunteers are currently outside the principal protections offered by unfair dismissal and anti-discrimination legislation. In most cases the employment status of an in...
Office greetings: how to be business-like - as published in the Times
...discrimination excluded women from the board and meeting rooms of Britain. But from the 1960s as women rightly entered the office workforce in ever increasing numbers, things became wrongly more muddl...
Suspicions of terrorist activity: An employer's guide - as published in HR Magazine
...discrimination on grounds of race, religion or belief, employers considering disciplinary action need to have sound evidence of a potential risk, or reasonable evidence that the employee has engaged i...
Startups: Plan ahead to avoid costly legal disputes (part IV)
...discrimination law and that any background and right to work checks are appropriate. Also, you should confirm that the individuals will not be in breach of any third party obligations by joining your ...
Why whistleblowing is becoming the go-to claim - as published in economia
...discrimination angle as no period of qualifying service is needed to bring a claim. However, employees who don’t have discrimination claims will be looking for something else on which to hang a claim....
More trouble for Jose Mourinho and Chelsea
...discrimination claims against Chelsea, and Mourinho in particular, likely to succeed, or does Dr Carneiro face a difficult legal battle? Less favourable treatment The essence of a sex discrimination...
The Apprentice - Episode 3 - Lawyer's Summary
...discrimination examples. Clearly I did the candidates a disservice; they were nothing but polite, friendly and respectful to and about the French. They just saved their scathing comments for one anot...
The end of Downton but not necessarily the end of an era?
...discrimination, religious discrimination and breaches of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (failing to provide her with daily and weekly rest breaks and 5.6 weeks’ paid statutory holiday per year). Th...
Gutierrez and the risk of a red card for employers over disability discrimination
...discrimination The footballer Jonas Gutierrez is reportedly suing his former club, Newcastle United, for disability discrimination. Gutierrez was contracted to Newcastle United from 2008. &nb...
Flexible maternity and paternity leave: Getting it right - as published in Edge online
...discrimination laws. Discrimination risks Women only First of all, you can’t generally decide to offer the benefit to one sex only. This will amount to direct sex discrimination. It might be possib...
How should termination payments be taxed?
...discrimination. It is not clear whether these two further exemptions would only apply where the payment is made to a former employee who has issued a claim. If that were the case, it could lead to em...
Tina Wisener: Netflix premieres 12 months paid parental leave for all, but can UK employers pick and choose who gets it? - as published in HR review
...discrimination risks may lie: sex and disability discrimination claims are the most obvious, but think also about age discrimination. A benefit that can only be enjoyed by parents has the potential to...
Could Netflix-style unlimited parental leave work for employers? - as published in Personnel Today
...discrimination risks, particularly indirect discrimination. If, for example, senior roles are occupied predominantly by men, limiting the benefit to senior roles will be indirectly discriminatory agai...
FCA performance management consultation and the role of human resources
...discrimination. Examples include: frequent conference calls where staff are required to explain in front of peers why targets are not being met and are made to pledge to improve results; managers usin...
Should discrimination laws be scrapped? Nigel Farage’s beliefs vs the legal facts
...discrimination laws be scrapped? Nigel Farage’s beliefs vs the legal facts Tina Wisener writes for Personnel Today following Nigel Farage's comments that discrimination laws should be scrapped. Rea...
Has Nigel Farage got a Point?
...discrimination laws - Tina Wisener comments for People Management Read Tina's comments at http://www.cipd.co.uk/pm/peoplemanagement/b/weblog/archive/2015/03/20/has-nigel-farage-got-a-point.aspx
Egg-freezing: the employment law issues
...discrimination. Also, how will female employees really view this? Various commentaries have highlighted the apparently intrusive nature of such a “perk”. Will women who choose to have children earlie...
What freezing eggs really means for women and employers - as published in HR review
...Discrimination against women In an effort to attract and retain talented young women, Apple and Facebook run the risk of facing large discrimination claims and may have taken one step too far. Whils...
How to please the generation who ‘want it all’ - as published on Edge online
...discrimination in the workplace Generation Y are most likely to harbour negative views about the value of older employees. This has potentially significant repercussions. Generation Y may well hold ...
Ensuring equal pay in the workplace - as published in economia
...discrimination laws to carry out and publish an equal pay audit UK laws which deal with inequality in the workplace are found in the Equality Act 2010. The law protects employees from discrimination ...