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Smokin' hot - outcome on Mencap 'sleep-in case'

Today we have an outcome on the long awaited case that many charitites have been holding their breath on.  Around if time spent sleeping-in should attract the NMW and NLW,

You can read Mencap's press statement here:…

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Education - Support Staff through Supply Agencies

Hi,

Please can anyone help - We currently use supply agenceies to cover staff shortages in school due to illness. We can depending on how long staff are off for book and use the same supply staff person for a length of time. On occasion we…

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Template for learning contract

Hi all. Just attended my first Webinar last night with Gary Norris for Level 5 HRM diploma Online, 

Just started working my way through the first DVP module and came across some stuff about a learning contract. 

Is there a specific…

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Learning contract

Hi all. Just attended my first Webinar last night with Gary Norris for Level 5 HRM diploma Online, 

Just started working my way through the first DVP module and came across some stuff about a learning contract. 

Is there a specific…

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Sexual harassment - how HR can help develop a culture of respect

Hi all

 

I thought I would share this intersting article given the recent discussion around sexual harassment in the workplace.

It would be intersting to hear what steps your organisation are taking to support the business with…

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New guidance publised on Overtime

Morning all

 

Morning all

New guidance publised this week from ACAS with respect to overtime.  From a reiew of this I can not see anything new that case law has not already confirmed.

So I guess it is more for clarifying…

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Repayment of training fees - investigation urged

The government has been urged to investigate Capita and FDM Group after former employees revealed that they were ordered to pay thousands in training costs when they decided to leave

I had not heard of this practice for graduate schemes…

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Gaming recognised as a mental health condition by WHO

Morning all

News that the WHO have classified gaming disorder as a mental health condition may be of interest in am employment perspective.

It will be interesting to see whether this could also possibly meet the definition of a…

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Level 5 - recommended books

Hi

I was just wondering if there are any books that you would recommend for level 5 diploma? There's a couple of CIPD books on HRM by Stephen Taylor and Carol Woodhams aimed at students studying level 5 and I'm not sure whether to get them…

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Supreme court ruling on Pimlico Plumbers

Morning all

HR in the news again today with the ruling on the Pimlico Plumbers case.

Employment lawyers are of the view this will shake up the gig economy as it was upheld that Gary Smith who worked for Pimlico was a worker and not…

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Trade union officials and discrimination

The update below comes courtesty of PLC, an employment law resource I subscribe to.

The Court of Appeal has upheld an employment tribunal's decision that two workplace union officials were agents of the union for discrimination law purposes…

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The menopause and employment law

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