Blurred lines – autonomy or control in social media?

Managing electronic communications: a new challenge for human resource managers, Bernadine Van Gramberg , Julian Teicher and Anne O’Rourke, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol 25 No 16, September 2014. Our increasing use…

Zero Hours Employment Contracts

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Embracing shared parental leave, calculating holiday pay and policing zero hours contracts

Embracing shared parental leave, calculating holiday pay and policing zero hours contracts More details published on the new scheme for working parents, judgments on holiday pay awaited from the courts, and the government asks for ideas on how…

Forthcoming legislation

New legislation Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 Provisions under the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (ERR Act 2013) are coming into force in stages. On 6 April 2014 Acas launched its early conciliation scheme, which applies…

New flexible working regulations – is your business prepared?

New flexible working regulations – is your business prepared? Big changes are afoot on the flexible working front, with new regulations coming into force on 30th June which will extend the right to request flexible working to all employees…

Human resources must up their act if UK is to succeed

When Wolfson, the Edinburgh-based maker of advanced silicon chips, announced yesterday that it had received a takeover bid ...   Anthony Hilton Published: 01 May 2014 When Wolfson, the Edinburgh-based maker of advanced silicon chips,…
Top Company HR Mistakes

Top HR Company Mistakes

Employees are a critical component of nearly all businesses. Dealing with employee-related issues can consume many hours of a manager’s time. HR mistakes made while dealing with employees can come back to haunt employers and cause serious…

HR – Employment Law

Major changes to employment law in 2013.   From February Increased limits on employment tribunal awards came into force on 1 February: a 'weeks pay' rose from £430 to £450 the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal rose…