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July 2008 - When are job candidates really equal?
Following
the announcement of the new Equalities Bill by Equality
Minister Harriet Harman, amongst other reforms, businesses
will be allowed to ‘positively discriminate’ in
favour of female and ethnic minority job candidates,
if they are equal to their rivals in every other respect...
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June 2008 - Planning is key to coping with new employment legislation
“A
disaster for small businesses” was how the Federation
of Small Businesses (FSB) greeted an announcement that, under
the forthcoming EU Agency Workers Directive, temporary or ‘agency’ workers
are to be extended similar employment rights to fulltime
workers after 12 weeks...
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May 2008 - Home Information Pack now needed for new builds
Private
property speculators, estate agents and developers all now need
to understand the rules that now require all new-build properties
to be covered by a Home Information Pack (HIP) or face a substantial
fine, a local solicitor has warned...
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- April 2008 - Blog with care!
More and more businesses are launching
their own ‘blogs’ as
a low-cost, ‘street-cred’ way of marketing themselves.
However, warns a local solicitor, just because it feels like an informal
means of communication, a blog should not be used to over-sell the
business or knock the competition...
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April 2008 - What are your rights if your flight is cancelled?
With
the summer holiday season fast approaching, the recent chaos at Heathrow’s
Terminal 5 has caused many would-be travellers to seek clear information
on the compensation they are due in the event of a cancellation or
excessive delay...
- March 2008 - Avoiding the cost and stress
of court action
Most individuals and businesses who are involved in a dispute wish to avoid the
time, expense and stress involved in going to court by settling their differences
before proceedings take place...
- February 2008 - New ways of working
can cause employee stress
Recent
research shows that modern working practices can put as much stress
on employees’ family relationships as an additional 120
hours’ work a year...
- February 2008 - Booming jobs
market to provide recession protection?
Despite
much talk of an economic slowdown, a new all-time record of 29.4 million
people are in employment in the UK today. This follows an increase
of 263,000 during 2007...
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