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Benefits and allowances survey 2013
Take part in our annual benefits and allowances survey by 25 April 2013 and you will receive a free copy of this year's XpertHR benefits and allowances report as soon as it becomes available, as well as a special participant rate for access to the full data through XpertHR Salary Surveys.
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The impact of Margaret Thatcher's Government on the workplace
Consultant editor Darren Newman looks back at the employment law position in 1979 when Margaret Thatcher came to power, and the legacy left by her Government on the workplace.
Case report round-up: EAT considers school assistant's whistleblowing claim
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) reviewed the employment tribunal decision in the case of a school assistant who claimed that she was dismissed for whistleblowing after she went to the press over her treatment for telling parents that their child had been bullied, in the latest case report added to XpertHR.
Acas publishes guidance on collective redundancy consultation
New Acas guidance deals with various aspects of the consultation process, including: when consultation should start; the meaning of "establishment"; the calculation of how many employees are affected; who should be consulted; what information should be disclosed; how consultation should be conducted; and how long consultation should last.
Tribunal update: Tribunal considers when "learning difficulties" become a disability
We provide a summary of a recent employment tribunal ruling about the definition of disability considering the dividing line between an individual having a learning disability and simply having difficulty with literacy or numeracy.
Case reports stop press
XpertHR's case reports stop press service highlights recent key cases including the EAT decision in HM Land Registry v McGlue providing guidance on remedies for discrimination claims, including injury to feelings and aggravated damages.
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Managing a reservist's mobilisation
The latest addition to XpertHR Liveflo is a workflow on managing a reservist's mobilisation. It guides employers step by step through the legal and practical considerations when they receive a notice stating that an employee has been called out for a period of military service.
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Location pay and allowances: 2013 XpertHR survey
The latest XpertHR survey examines employers' location pay arrangements and allowances, ranging from the traditional London weighting payment to market-based pay systems with a regional component.
Latest on pay awards, wages and salary levels
Reward specialists at XpertHR present their pay settlement summary table.
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Government launches bold pension reforms
The details of the Government's much-trialed plan to radically reform the state retirement benefit system by replacing many of its components with a single pension have finally been revealed. Occupational Pensions magazine examines the proposals and considers who will be the winners and losers under the new reforms.
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Good practice guide on measuring labour turnover
The latest addition to the XpertHR good practice manual identifies the steps that employers can take to monitor and manage labour turnover. It covers how to measure and analyse labour turnover patterns to identify the range of initiatives that can be developed to address staff retention problems.
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Help your staff to help themselves with workplace health checks
Workplace health checks can offer employers just as much benefit as their employees. Occupational Health magazine looks at integrating them into an organisation.
How to deal with the effects of domestic violence in the workplace
While often seen as a "women's issue", domestic violence has a huge impact on businesses and their staff. This article looks at what companies can do to help employees who are trapped in a cycle of abuse.
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Telecoms firms ordered to pay £100,000 after national minimum wage underpayments
A round-up of links to stories about employment tribunal rulings reported in the week beginning 1 April 2013, including the HMRC ordering two telecoms firms to pay £21,224.53 to 14 workers and £75,117.28 to 183 workers in national minimum wage arrears, as well as a £5,000 penalty each.
Social media: 10 employment cases involving Facebook
The news that Kent youth PCC Paris Brown has resigned after a Twitter row and two police employees resigned in 2012 for misuse of Facebook suggests that employers are still having issues with employees' social media activities. We round up 10 employment cases involving Facebook.
Bonus boom for directors: XpertHR/CMI survey hits the headlines
Key findings from the latest survey from XpertHR and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) show that, among other things, company directors and chief executives in the UK have enjoyed a bonus boom over the past 12 months.
HR lessons from Star Wars
The Star Wars series of films has assumed a very influential role in the minds of millions of people worldwide. What lessons can HR learn from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away?
"More than a lost decade" in store for the UK labour market?
The Resolution Foundation argues that a huge gap has appeared in the UK labour market - one that will require the creation of more than 850,000 new jobs to close.
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Coming soon to XpertHR
Forthcoming additions to XpertHR include a flexible working survey report.
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MANAGING A RESERVIST'S MOBILISATION
There are currently around 36,000 volunteer reservists in the UK, making up approximately 14% of the nation's total defence capacity.
With the Government planning to increase the size of the reserve forces, more employers are likely to count reservists among their workforce in future. With this in mind, the latest addition to XpertHR Liveflo guides employers step by step through the legal and practical considerations when they receive a notice stating that an employee has been called out for a period of military service.
 Jo Stubbs
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