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Unsalaried positions – what’s the legal position

1 comment 8 March 2010 | Rebecca Fox

I was surprised when I opened up a popular law weekly magazine to find that a law firm was looking for “highly competent paralegals to work 3 days per week in an unsalaried position to progress to a...

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Need advice on a compromise agreement?

1 comment 5 March 2010 | Rebecca Fox

Are you negotiating with your employer about the terms of your exit from your employer, or have you received a compromise agreement from them? This is a legally binding agreement which will come into effect...

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Employers have opportunity to quiz Alastair Darling

4 March 2010 | Michael Delaney

This morning as part of the local business community I had an opportunity to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer two questions in relation to the Governments policy on pensions and care for the elderly,...

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And the Oscar for best picture goes to…

4 March 2010 | Krishna Santra

On 7 March, we will find out if James Cameron will become “King of the World” again and whether his film Avatar will emulate the same success as Titanic, 12 years ago. Yet again James Cameron is at...

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Employers demand greater skills for our 21st Century economy

3 March 2010 | Michael Delaney

Matthew Arnold & Baldwin's employment team launched its HR Forum for local employers at lunch time today. We were delighted to hear from Sal Brinton a Director of the Association of Universities in...

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Leadership or bullying? when one can become the other in the workplace

1 March 2010 | Krishna Santra

"The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully…" Jim Rohn  (Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn)  It has been an interesting week at No....

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Disciplinary Allegations – employees’ responses must be considered

19 February 2010 | Bob Fahy

A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Edinburgh is a useful reminder to employers of the need properly to consider their employees' responses to disciplinary allegations. In the case...

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Tax TV

18 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw

In what seems to me to be a slightly odd use of taxpayer's money, HMRC have decided to sponsor a new channel 5 TV show - the Business Inspector. The justification of this is that the programme will...

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Court of Appeal rejects appeal in Eweida v British Airways plc

17 February 2010 | Bob Fahy

The Court of Appeal's recent judgment in the case of Eweida v British Airways plc  sheds further light on how employment tribunals should interpret issues relating to clothing, jewellery and appearance...

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BA v Unite rumbles on

15 February 2010 | Bob Fahy

The much-publicized dispute between British Airways plc and Unite regarding changes to the number of BA cabin crew on long haul flights and a proposed 2-year pay freeze continues to rumble on. BA and...

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