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XpertHR's head of content Jo Stubbs and senior employment law editor Clio Springer discuss the recent increase in the cap on a week's pay for statutory redundancy pay purposes.
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Definition of "independent adviser" for compromise agreements clarified
The Government has published an order amending s.147 of the Equality Act 2010. The amendment confirms that an employee's representative can be an “independent adviser” for the purpose of a compromise agreement.
Statutory redundancy pay: calculation
We explain how statutory redundancy pay is calculated.
Once an employer has established that an employee is entitled to statutory redundancy pay under the qualifying rules, it needs to calculate how much the redundancy payment will be.
Government publishes draft order allowing employment judges to hear unfair dismissal cases sitting alone
The Government has published draft legislation to enable employment judges to hear unfair dismissal cases sitting alone, from 6 April 2012.
Government publishes draft order increasing unfair dismissal qualifying period from one to two years
The Government has published draft legislation, which, when enacted, will increase the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal from one to two years. The increase will apply to employees who start work with their employer on or after 6 April 2012.
Case reports stop press
XpertHR's case reports stop press service highlights recent key cases including the Supreme Court decision in Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing and Services Ltd that, in deciding whether or not an employee who works overseas can claim unfair dismissal, the test is whether or not the connection between Great Britain and the employment is sufficiently strong to overcome the general rule that the place of employment is decisive.
New model letters on accidental overpayment of wages
New model letters have been added to support the XpertHR workflows on dealing with an accidental overpayment of wages. The new model letters include asking an ex-employee to pay back an overpayment discovered after the individual left the organisation.
Valentine's Day dilemma: Office relationships and sexual harassment
Our Valentine's Day dilemma concerns an office relationship that has turned bad and led to allegations of sexual harassment.
FAQs: Elections for representatives for redundancy and TUPE consultation
Additions to the FAQs section cover elections for employee representatives for informing and consulting on redundancies and prior to a TUPE transfer.
Tribunal update: Managers conspired to dismiss traffic warden because of his trade union activities and attitude to issuing tickets
We provide summaries of recent employment tribunal rulings, including a traffic warden whose managers conspired to dismiss him because he did not agree with their "clandestine" policy of issuing a minimum number of tickets.
Case report round-up: "Ex gratia" termination payment was not pay in lieu of notice
The Employment Appeal Tribunal held that a termination payment calculated by reference to the employee's contractual notice period, but labelled "ex gratia", did not meet the employer's obligation in respect of notice pay, in one of the latest case reports added to XpertHR.
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HR continues to grow in demand and influence
Our 10th annual HR roles and responsibilities survey finds that HR, particularly within the public sector, is facing ongoing challenges to cut costs while headcount contracts. Despite another challenging year across all sectors, however, HR continues to grow in demand and influence within organisations.
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Pensions law 2011: implementing radical tax changes
Occupational Pensions reviews the key pensions legislation changes made and implemented in 2011.
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Sunderland City Council faces £30 million equal pay bill
A round-up of links to news items on employment tribunal rulings in the week beginning 6 February 2012, including 1,100 women winning an equal pay dispute against Sunderland City Council, which faces a £30 million payout.
If HR is so bad, what are you doing about it?
It's an all too frequently heard complaint that HR fails to command the respect it deserves. So what is the solution? And what can you - as an individual HR professional - do to change the situation?
Data capability is key to HR impact during economic downturn
The economic downturn could be an opportunity for HR to use data more persuasively, according to Nick Kemsley, co-director of the Centre for HR Excellence at Henley Business School.
Increase in unfair dismissal qualifying period a step closer
The Government's controversial increase in the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal from one to two years has moved a step closer with the publication of draft legislation that comes into force on 6 April 2012.
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Coming soon to XpertHR
Forthcoming additions to XpertHR include a "how to" guide to implementing term-time working and a guide to using salary surveys.
Latest additions to XpertHR services
A number of enhancements have been made to XpertHR's case reports stop press, policies and documents, and FAQs sections.
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HR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Our 10th annual HR roles and responsibilities survey finds that the HR profession has different priorities dependent on sector. While the private sector is concentrating on consolidating changes and reviewing reward and remuneration packages, the public sector is almost exclusively focused on cutting costs, jobs and services.
The survey also found that HR continues to grow in influence within organisations, with almost 60% of respondents telling us that they believe that the function's influence has grown over the past two years. Meanwhile, having a documented HR strategy in place, developed as an integral part of an organisation's main strategy, has emerged as the key characteristic of an effective HR function.
 Jo Stubbs
Head of content, XpertHR |
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