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19 December 2018
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- Issue 11 - 20.03.2019
- 1. “Self-employed plus” - a new status?
- 2. Asserting a statutory right
- 3. What to include in an alcohol and drugs policy
- 4. New rules on the taxation of termination payments
- 5. Sexual harassment complaints
- 6. What are the rules on KIT and SPLIT days?
- 7. Key information document for agency workers
- 8. When might you have to pay someone for a work trial?
- 9. How to calculate a period of continuous employment
- 10. Increase in a week’s pay
- 11. New holiday pay guidance for employers
- Issue 10 - 20.02.2019
- 1. New protection for pregnant employees
- 2. Defamation allegation can form basis of whistleblowing claim
- 3. What can you do about workplace romances?
- 4. What antenatal rights do expectant parents have?
- 5. Taking the stress out of stress
- 6. An expanded written statement of employment particulars
- 7. Guidance on new payslip legislation
- 8. Are you “happy to talk flexible working”?
- 9. The fair selection of employees for redundancy
- 10. Immigration White Paper published
- 11. EU Settlement Scheme fee axed
- Issue 09 - 23.01.2019
- 1. Good Work Plan for workplace reforms
- 2. Implied term restricted dismissal of sick employee
- 3. What to consider before allowing remote working
- 4. How to ensure a fair redundancy
- 5. Spotting the signs of a stressed worker
- 6. Defending an employment tribunal claim
- 7. Consultation on salaried workers and salary sacrifice schemes
- 8. What are the benefits of a salary sacrifice arrangement?
- 9. Online right to work checks
- 10. Changes to automatic enrolment
- Issue 08 - 19.12.2018
- 1. Have you paid the data protection fee?
- 2. Workers may carry over holiday if not encouraged to take it
- 3. Responding to an employee resignation
- 4. How to conduct a disciplinary hearing
- 5. Why managing talent is important
- 6. Pregnant employees - avoid the risks
- 7. Private hire drivers were workers and not self-employed
- 8. The government’s response to bereavement leave consultation
- 9. Calculating a week’s pay
- 10. New statutory payment rates announced
- 11. Employers’ NI changes further delayed to 2020
- Issue 07 - 21.11.2018
- 1. Private sector IR35 reforms announced
- 2. Individual workers can be liable for whistleblowing dismissals
- 3. What should you include in a company car policy?
- 4. Managing persistent short-term sickness absence
- 5. The worth of PESTEL analysis
- 6. Conducting risk assessments for pregnant employees
- 7. New measures to support workers
- 8. Court of Appeal confirms supermarket’s vicarious liability
- 9. What do you need to know about time off for dependants?
- 10. National minimum wage annual increases
- 11. Mandatory reporting?
- Issue 06 - 24.10.2018
- 1. Prepare early for the winter weather
- 2. Employee’s notice wasn’t to terminate her employment
- 3. What holiday provisions do you need?
- 4. What are dismissals for “some other substantial reason”?
- 5. Do staff know what they’re supposed to be doing?
- 6. Without prejudice discussions or pre-termination negotiations?
- 7. Know the legal cost of defending an employment tribunal claim
- 8. Are you ready for T Levels?
- 9. Recruitment and the GDPR
- 10. Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018
- 11. New Mental Health at Work online gateway
- Issue 05 - 19.09.2018
- 1. Tackling a term-time working request
- 2. Successful appeal meant employee had not been dismissed
- 3. What to include in e-mail, Internet and social media policies
- 4. Are you correctly calculating the national minimum wage?
- 5. Is recruiting more staff the only option?
- 6. Is there a way of avoiding transfer fees?
- 7. The national minimum wage and sleep-in shifts
- 8. New toolkit for employers on dealing with domestic abuse
- 9. How to terminate or renew a fixed-term contract
- 10. New employer toolkit on EU Settlement Scheme
- 11. No new legislation to protect caste
- Issue 04 - 22.08.2018
- 1. Who can claim unfair dismissal?
- 2. Plumber engaged as a contractor was a “worker”
- 3. The use and content of disciplinary procedures
- 4. Don’t get in a fix over equal treatment rights
- 5. How relevant is the traditional appraisal system?
- 6. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 receives Royal Assent
- 7. New protection for trade secrets
- 8. What alternatives are there to redundancy?
- 9. It’s official - tribunal claims have doubled!
- 10. Right to time off for public duties extended
- Issue 03 - 20.06.2018
- 1. Is a zero-hours contract different?
- 2. Employer need not know consequences of disability
- 3. Complying with the GDPR when using third-party processors
- 4. How should you handle criminal conduct?
- 5. How to manage a restructure
- 6. Understanding the “stop the clock” provisions
- 7. Forthcoming changes to pay slips
- 8. New guidance on dress codes and sex discrimination
- 9. When might you be able to rely on a frustrating event?
- 10. When does contractual notice start to run?
- 11. Data Protection Act 2018
- Issue 02 - 23.05.2018
- 1. Don’t gag your employees!
- 2. Handling data subject access requests under the GDPR
- 3. Can you challenge a fit note?
- 4. Substantial increase to cap on Access to Work grants
- 5. GDPR lawful bases for processing - new guidance tool
- 6. Managing a successful exit process
- 7. Restrictive covenants - when do they work?
- Issue 01 - 25.04.2018
- 1. Assessing equality for agency workers
- 2. Calculating holiday pay for workers with irregular hours
- 3. Complying with the GDPR
- 4. How should you address unauthorised absence?
- 5. Considering compassionate leave requests
- 6. How can you dismiss an employee who has PHI benefits?
- 7. Protection against identity fraud
- 8. New data protection charging structure
- 9. What is the effect of internal appeals on dismissal?
- 10. Childcare voucher scheme deadline extended
- 11. Restrictions on Croatian workers to be lifted
