Employment Law archive 2012
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5 December 2012
Government publishes response to employee-
owner consultation, March 2013 parental
leave change, PowerPoint presentations:
Flexible working
7 November 2012
HSE launches consultation on first-aid
changes for employers, New chapter on dispute
resolution and revised termination chapter,
New good practice guide: Whistleblowing
24 October 2012
Government launches consultation on
"employee-owner" status, Quoted companies to
be required to report on gender split across
organisation, Singapore employment law guide
10 October 2012
Government announces new type of "owner-
employee" contract of employment, Dismissals
for poor performance should present few
problems if handled correctly
26 September 2012
Employment tribunal statistics 2011/12:
median unfair dismissal award £4,560,
Government announces further proposals to
"streamline employment law"
12 September 2012
New chapter on information and consultation,
New line manager briefing on making job
offers, PowerPoint presentations: flexible
working and managing a remote sales team
29 August 2012
Preparing for pensions auto-enrolment, New
chapters include data protection and
whistleblowing, Norway employment law guide,
What is a TUPE transfer?
15 August 2012
How to deal with an employee who has been
summoned for jury service, New TUPE chapter,
Fixed-term employees: Kücük v Land Nordrhein-
Westfalen, Letter confirming time off for jury service
1 August 2012
Conducting investigations; and disability
discrimination, Maternity rights where the
mother has a miscarriage or the baby is stillborn
or dies, Working time: NHS Leeds v Larner
18 July 2012
Pre-claim conciliation up by one-third, says
Acas annual report, Government publishes
details of employment tribunal fees, Underhill
publishes review of employment tribunal rules
4 July 2012
Pensions auto-enrolment letter templates made
available, Employment tribunal statistics show 15%
fall in claims, Government opens consultation on
collective redundancy rules
20 June 2012
XpertHR launches US website, Proposals requiring
tribunals to order equal pay audits confirmed, How
to arrange the election of employee representatives
for informing and consulting on a TUPE transfer
6 June 2012
Government publishes Enterprise and Regulatory
Reform Bill, Flowchart on preparing for pensions
auto-enrolment, How to make a payment in lieu of
notice, What is garden leave?
23 May 2012
Government consults on repeal of Equality Act third-
party harassment provisions, Proposed repeal of
discrimination questionnaires and wider recommendation
powers, New family-friendly rights chapter
9 May 2012
Sunday trading restrictions to be suspended for Olympics,
What does the Seldon retirement decision mean for
employers?, Sweden employment law guide, References:
Jackson v Liverpool City Council
25 April 2012
Redundancy rights for pregnant employees and those
on maternity leave, What is the role of lay members
of employment tribunals?, Working time: NHS Leeds v
Larner, Policy on arranging cover for adoption leave
28 March 2012
Budget 2012 - key announcements for HR, National minimum
wage to increase by 1.8%, Outlook video: Increase in
unfair dismissal qualifying period, Employment status:
Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher and others
14 March 2012
Government to call for evidence on "compensated no-fault
dismissals", Sexual orientation discrimination: Grant v HM
Land Registry and Equality and Human Rights Commission,
Unfair dismissal: Garside and Laycock Ltd v Booth
29 February 2012
Tribunal reform Regulations laid before Parliament,
Definition of "independent adviser" for compromise
agreements clarified, Suspension: why employers
should think twice before suspending
15 February 2012
Government publishes draft order allowing employment
judges to hear unfair dismissal cases sitting alone,
Government publishes draft order increasing unfair
dismissal qualifying period from one to two years
1 February
2012
New tribunal award limits come into force, European
Commission
announces data protection law reform,
Government publishes revised timetable
for pensions
auto-enrolment
18 January
2012
Providing a reference for a former or current
employee, Adoption
leave and pay (UK adoption
situation), Additional paternity leave and pay
(UK adoption situation)
4 January
2012
Agenda 2012: Employment law key dates, Agenda 2012:
Forthcoming
case law, Maximum unfair dismissal
compensatory award to increase,
Government confirms
launch of Equality Advisory and Support Service
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