End of employment
Constructive dismissal claims are commonly misunderstood and misrepresented, as typified by the headlines attracted by two recent employment tribunal judgments. Stephen Simpson indulges in a little mythbusting.
Through the words of HR, we explore how organisations are moving forward following the end of their redundancy processes and understand what they feel could be done differently to improve things for the future.
Whether your employees are eagerly anticipating retirement or share Friedrich Nietzsche's belief that the meaning of life lies in the continued struggle, it is important to know when they are legally entitled to retire and receive their full pension benefits. The starting point is to calculate an employee's pensionable and retirement ages - which is not always easy to do and will vary according to where they are in the world. Here we provide an overview of some important considerations.
With a general election confirmed for 4 July 2024, we look at two key areas where Labour's employment law proposals, if implemented, would transform the face of employment law in the UK and have significant implications for employers.
Part-time employment judge Tina Elliott looks at how to achieve a fair dismissal when a working relationship breaks down.
With a raft of employment law changes taking effect in April 2024, we provide a final reminder for HR professionals of what their organisation needs to do to comply with the new and amended employment laws. This April, the challenges for HR include: the introduction of carer's leave; reforms to the right to request flexible working; and updated rules on timing and notice to take paternity leave.
Employee feedback is one of the most effective tools to assess the internal operations of an organisation. And it becomes especially important as organisations get larger, says Victoria Kelleher, XpertHR lead survey specialist in the US.
HR professionals must ensure that their organisation is on top of the raft of employment law developments in April 2023. These changes include rises in national minimum wage rates, gender pay gap reporting deadlines, and increases to statutory redundancy pay and maternity pay.
We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations and prepare for the coming year.
As we reach the midpoint of 2022, HR professionals would be forgiven for losing track of all the live employment law proposals and what they mean for their organisation. To assist HR with planning for the rest of the year and beyond, we round up the major employment law changes in the pipeline as of mid-2022.
Commentary and insights: HR and legal information and guidance relating to the end of employment.