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Changes to collective redundancy consultation
XpertHR's head of content Jo Stubbs and senior employment law editor Clio Springer discuss changes to the collective redundancy consultation rules.
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Key announcements for HR
George Osborne has delivered his fourth Budget, "for people who aspire to work hard and get on". While acknowledging that the recovery programme was "taking longer than we had all hoped", he said that the Government was "slowly but surely fixing our country's economic problems".
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House of Lords votes against employee-owner scheme
The House of Lords has voted against the Government's proposal to introduce employee-shareholder contracts.
New line manager briefing PowerPoint presentations: Appraisals and annual leave
PowerPoint presentations accompanying the line manager briefings on conducting effective appraisals and annual leave have been added to the XpertHR line manager briefings section.
Third-party harassment and employers' responsibilities
Despite overwhelming opposition, the Government is pressing ahead with the repeal of the third-party harassment provisions in the Equality Act 2010. Personnel Today asks what the implications are in the broader context of promoting equal opportunities within the workplace.
Government takes more proactive approach to protect whistleblowers in the NHS
The Government has introduced a requirement that compromise agreements in the NHS must contain a clause making it clear that the agreement will not prevent the individual from making a protected disclosure in relation to, for example, patient care.
New model contract clause and letters on repaying training costs
New versions of model documents on the recovery of training costs have been added to XpertHR, including a contract clause on the recovery of training costs and a letter to require an employee to repay training costs if he or she resigns.
Tribunal update: Large employers dismiss employees over derogatory Facebook comments
We provide a summary and the full transcript of two recent employment tribunal rulings in which the tribunals considered whether or not EE Ltd, which owns the T-Mobile and Orange brands, and B&Q were right to dismiss employees over derogatory comments on Facebook about their workplaces.
Government sets out timetable for forthcoming employment legislation
The Government has set out its progress on employment law reform and confirmed a number of dates for employment law changes over the next two years.
Case report round-up: Demotion for Facebook posts was repudiatory breach of contract
The High Court held that an employee did not breach his employer's code of conduct by expressing his views on gay marriage on Facebook and the employer was not therefore contractually entitled to demote him, in one of the latest case reports added to XpertHR.
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How to use inflation statistics in pay setting
This XpertHR "how to" guide explores the inflation statistics employers might use in pay setting, including two new measures of inflation published by the Office for National Statistics.
Pay forecasts for the private sector: 2013 XpertHR survey
Our private-sector pay forecasts survey suggests that we will see more of the same moderate pay rise pattern over the remainder of 2013 and into 2014. Reducing overtime costs and carrying out job evaluations look set to be two trends to watch for the coming year.
Pay trends March 2013: forecasters remain cautious
XpertHR's pay review resources include data on pay awards, economic indicators, forecasts and analysis.
Latest on pay awards, wages and salary levels
Reward specialists at XpertHR present their pay settlement summary table.
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Dundee worker wins £76,200 for unfair dismissal
A round-up of links to stories about employment tribunal rulings reported in the week beginning 11 March 2013, including an employment tribunal awarding a Dundee construction worker £76,200 for unfair dismissal.
Getting started at HR blogging
Blogging can be a great way for HR professionals to share their views and experiences, and to find their way into an ongoing debate with a global HR audience.
But how should busy HR professionals go about setting up their own HR blog?
Peak jobs: goodbye HR, hello AIR (Artificial Intelligence Resources)?
Could peak jobs (defined by Australian blogger Shane Granger as "the idea that technology is replacing jobs faster than it's creating them") mean that HR's days are numbered?
Big Data or Big Brother?
With the HR Tech Europe conference having taken place this week in London, it seems a good time to reflect on contrasting predictions about how technology will change the way we work.
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Coming soon to XpertHR
Forthcoming additions to XpertHR include an employment law guide to South Africa.
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INFLATION STATISTICS IN PAY SETTING
Many employers use inflation statistics to gauge increases in the cost of living when setting a pay award. This month, the Office for National Statistics made some important changes to the inflation statistics that it publishes, adding two new measures of consumer price inflation and relegating the one most commonly used by employers, the retail prices index.
The latest addition to the XpertHR "how to" section explains these changes, examines the different measures and looks at how employers use inflation statistics in the pay-setting process.
 Jo Stubbs
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