Contracts, employment Law - Workplace Law Network

Lying on your CV - the pitfalls
David Woollcott, Workplace Law Group's Senior HR Advisor, talks to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire about what an employer can do if they discover an employee has "flowered" their CV. | audio | 10 Jun 2008 11:51AM

BlackBerries: the issues for employers
It was revealed this week that US news outlet ABC News has asked its staff to sign a waiver saying they may be required to check their emails from home through their work-issued BlackBerries but wi... | briefing | 2 Jul 2008 2:10PM

Good news from Europe?
Does the EU's failure to adopt the Temporary (Agency) Workers Directive ("TAWD") mean the end of attempts to give temps and contract workers more employment rights? As widely reported, th... | briefing | 7 Dec 2007 10:24AM

Changes to employment contracts: do both sides agree?
It is the nature of employment contracts that they are likely to be varied at some point during the employment relationship. It may be just to change the salary following a salary increase but it m... | briefing | 3 Dec 2007 4:16PM

Well-drafted contract is key to dispute over holiday pay
Employers can legitimately ask any of their staff working their notice to take any accrued holiday rather than have pay instead, the Employment Appeals Tribunal has ruled.In the landmark case of In... | case | 14 Nov 2008 3:02PM

EAT: substitution clause aimed to avoid holiday pay
A housing company has lost their appeal at an Employment Appeals Tribunal after the court upheld a previous ruling which stated that the contracts of two bricklayers were “a sham”.The o... | case | 14 Oct 2008 1:38PM

Springboard injunction granted following mass staff defection
In the case of UBS Wealth Management (UK) Limited v. Vestra Wealth LLP, the High Court has granted a springboard injunction against the newly formed Vestra Wealth LLP which had poached a large numb... | case | 9 Oct 2008 12:19PM

Staff told to vary their terms and conditions were dismissed, says EAT
In Darby & Another v. Law Society of England and Wales (2008), Mr Darby and his colleague were senior employees at the Law Society. Each had a contractual entitlement to the provision of a leas... | case | 3 Oct 2008 10:06AM

More freelancers might be taxed as employees after High Court ruling
An IT contractor has been hit with a £99,000 tax bill after the High Court ruled that he should be taxed as an employee of the company he undertook work for.Jon Bessell, 50% owner and sole di... | case | 11 Sep 2008 10:06AM

Is Temps Directive Top Threat to Employers?
25 November 2002 © Workplacelaw Network Quick link – http://www.workplacelaw.net Welcome to issue no. 60 of your weekly members bulletin. This bulletin is available in both plain text and... | ebulletin | 25 Nov 2002 8:03PM

Workplace Law Network Members' ebulletin no.220
Workplace Law Group email Workplace Law Members' e-bulletin no. 220 01 March 2006 © Workplace Law Network 2006 http://www.workplacel... | ebulletin | 1 Mar 2006 6:11PM

Workplace Law Network Members' ebulletin no. 166
Members E-bulletin 166, 12 September 2007 12 September 2007 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 166 of your weekly ... | ebulletin | 2 Feb 2005 4:31PM

Agency and temporary workers
There are some 1.7 million temporary workers in the UK who make up about 7% of the workforce. 7.1% of workers are in temporary jobs and a number of agency temps have, according to statistics, ... | Factsheet | 10 Dec 2007 3:22PM

Migrant workers
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Contractors
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Contract disputes
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New guidance on facilities management contracts launched
Workplace Law Network has now published Facilities Management Contracts 2008, following the success of our best-selling Guide to Facilities Management Contracts, first and second edi... | network news | 22 Nov 2007 4:01PM

Workplace Law FM Conference - Occupational health and absence issues
The idea of managing and investing in occupational health is one that is growing in importance for businesses. Speaking yesterday (31 January) at Workplace Law’s 8th Annual Faci... | network news | 30 Jan 2007 12:00AM

Workplace Law launches new CIPD professional training courses
Workplace Law Training has launched two new CIPD courses for HR and Personnel professionals. These new qualifications add to Workplace Law’s portfolio of accredited training courses and offer... | network news | 18 Jan 2007 12:00AM

Spring 2005 Employment Law Update Special Report now available
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the brand-new Employment Law Update: Special Report, Spring 2005 Edition which provides comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative guidance to new and forthco... | network news | 17 May 2005 12:00AM

Lawyers warn of legal battles over retirement
With the UK feeling the effects of the credit crunch, a recent CBI report has highlighted that one in three people are putting off retirement. However with an increase in staff wishing to work past... | news | 17 Oct 2008 9:30AM

Rail strikes across Scotland to cause disruption
Signallers employed by Network Rail in Scotland are staging two 24-hour strikes in Scotland between 7 and 10 October. The strikes are due to run between noon today (7 October) and noon on 8 October... | news | 7 Oct 2008 3:42PM

Occupations list sets limit on migrant workers
A new ‘shortage occupation list’ aiming to reduce the amount of foreign workers in areas where there are low levels of employment has been presented to the Home Office.By revealing wher... | news | 9 Sep 2008 12:43PM

Salary details to be published by ‘community’ website
Employees should be able to anonymously compare salary details online from next week, in a move which further threatens British secrecy over personal employment contracts.Website Glassdoor.com has ... | news | 21 Aug 2008 12:00AM

New Government guidance on benefits in maternity leave
Following changes to the Sex Discrimination Act, which came into force on 6 April 2008 following the finding of the High Court last year that the Act did not correctly implement the Equal Treatment... | news | 2 Jun 2008 11:30AM

Age Discrimination Policy and Management Guide v1.0
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 will: ban age discrimination in terms of recruitment, promotion and training; ban unjustified retirement ages of below 65; and remove the current age ... | Policy & Procedure |

Employment Contract and Management Guide, version 4.0
All employers are required to issue employees with a written statement of certain terms of employment. This draft agreement has been published to help employers ensure that they comply with their r... | Policy & Procedure |

Occupational Health 2008: Making the business case - special report
Absence - what's the cost to your business? In June 2007 the Department for Work and Pensions announced that the UK loses 175 million working days each year to sickness-related absence, costing the... | Special report | 28 Nov 2007 1:33PM

Working with Contractors 2008: Special Report
Some of the most high profile health and safety cases have involved contractors – the leading case of R v. Associated Octel (1996), in which an employee of a specialist cleaning contractor wa... | Special report | 28 Sep 2007 3:50PM

Variation of Contract: how to change terms and conditions
Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires an employer to provide its employees with a statement of terms and conditions of employment within two months of the commencement of that employ... | White paper | 27 Mar 2008 11:05AM

A Right to Work? - what to consider when hiring non-British staff
It is a criminal offence to employ someone in the United Kingdom who is over the age of 16, is subject to immigration control and has no permission to work in this country or is in breach of the co... | White paper | 12 Sep 2007 10:08AM

Restrictive Covenants: keeping your employees faithful
Every business has a body of information that it considers to be secret, confidential, sensitive and integral to that business’ success. Information that, if disclosed to another person, part... | White paper | 12 Sep 2007 10:36AM

Workplace Law Handbook 2008
Over 850 pages of updated practical information in an easy to read A-Z format A-Z guidance on everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health and safety and premises manageme... | product

Occupational Health 2008: making the business case - special report
Absence - what's the cost to your business? In June 2007 the Department for Work and Pensions announced that the UK loses 175 million working days each year to sickness-related absence, costing t... | product

Guide to Flexible Working 2008
PLEASE NOTE: The Guide to Flexible Working 2008 is available only as a downloadable file. Research published in March 2007 estimated that the British economy was losing £2.5 b... | product

Loneworking 2008: Special Report
An increasing amount of organisations are employing loneworkers, in all areas of industry and business. Flexible Working Regulations have enabled employees to enjoy the benefits of working from hom... | product

Redundancy Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Redundancy Policy and Management Guide v3.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this document, and any updat... | product

Maternity Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Maternity Policy and Management Guide v3.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this document, and any up... | product

Paternity Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Non-contractual Paternity Policy and Management Guide v3.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this docu... | product

Disciplinary and Dismissal Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Non-contractual Disciplinary and Dismissal Policy and Management Guide v3.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited ac... | product

Equal Opportunities Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Equal Opportunities Policy and Management Guide v3.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this documen... | product

Employment Contract and Management Guide, version 4.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Standard Employment Contract, version 4.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this document, and any ... | product

Drug and Alcohol Policy and Management Guide v1.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Drug and Alcohol Policy and Management Guide v1.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this ... | product

Data Protection Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Data Protection Policy and Management Guide v3.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this document, a... | product

Age Discrimination Policy and Management Guide v1.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Age Discrimination Policy and Management Guide v1.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this document... | product

Dodging Bullets - advice for employers on tricky legal situations
Do we have to provide facilities for employees to pray at work? Can we dismiss someone for being too fat? What is the life span of a hard hat? Is there a maximum working t... | product

TUPE transfers 2007: rights and responsibilities special report
Essential reading for all those responsible for TUPE transfers The TUPE transfers 2007: rights and responsibilities special report is aimed at people who have to deal with TUPE issues on a regular... | product

Statutory Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures in the Workplace: Analysis and Commentary on the New Law
An electronic 50-page commentary and analysis of the new laws, complete with template disciplinary and grievance policies which comply with the new regulations and can be customised by your organis... | product

Employment Law Discount Pack
The Employment Law Discount Pack is designed to get you up to date with the key issues that affect HR managers in their everyday working lives. The pack includes the new Discrimination Law 2006: Sp... | product

Entire Workplace Law Policies & Procedures Series
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Certificate in Personnel Practice 0307
Workplace Law is developing a new course to help you become professionally qualified in HR more quickly and conveniently than ever! The Certificate in Personnel Practice (CPP) is the country&rsquo... | product

Workplace Law Handbook 2007
Over 700 pages of updated practical information for workplace managers in an easy to read A-Z format A-Z guidance on everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health and safet... | product

Workplace Law Training Brochure 2007
Order your FREE 2007 Workplace Law training brochure for full listings of our health and safety, premises management and HR and best practice training courses. Your hard copy training brochure wil... | product

Certificate in Personnel Practice 0907
Workplace Law has launched a new course to help you become professionally qualified in HR more quickly and conveniently than ever! The Certificate in Personnel Practice (CPP) is the coun... | product

Employment Law Policy and Procedures Series Discount Pack
Includes 13 contracts, policies and procedures Includes FREE Employment Contract and Management Guide All employers are required to issue employees with a written statement of certain ... | product

Mock Employment Tribunal, London 0307
The Mock Employment Tribunal, taking place in London Thursday 15 March, is designed to give employers an essential understanding of the Employment Tribunal system. This exclusive event will give de... | product

Mock Employment Tribunal
The Mock Employment Tribunal, taking place in Cambridge on Thursday 27 April, is designed to give employers an essential understanding of the Employment Tribunal system. This exclusive event will g... | product

Employment Law Update: Special Report - Spring 2005 Edition
Comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative guidance to new and forthcoming employment legislation Edited by Charles Russell Keeping abreast of all the employment legislation that is introduc... | product

HR Directors' Legal Summit - 30 November 2005
This is a must-attend networking event for HR professionals to help you increase your knowledge, competence and understanding of complex employment law. Expert presenters from Workplace Law Group a... | product

Workplace Law Handbook 2005
Every business in the UK should own a copy of this essential publication! The Workplace Law Handbook 2005 is a complete A-Z guide to everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health... | product

4th HR Legal Update Professional Practice Forum
Your invitation to the 4th HR Legal Update Professional Practice Forum Møller Centre, Cambridge, 15 September 2005 This is a must-attend networking event for HR professionals to help y... | product