Employment law
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Kevin B Blackistone: The NFL was disturbingly ignorant about the abuse, but the league failed to lead on racial discrimination and fairness in employment when it allowed mob rule to dictate its discipline
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Fair Work Commission says Bureau of Statistics was simply using its prerogative to get employee to improve performance
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Is your business income protected when employees leave? Solicitor Helen Curtis advises on non-compete clauses
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Letters: The workplace relationship needs to be rebalanced, so that everyone at work is treated with dignity and respect
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With a 36% increase in temporary agency workers since 2009, the Labour leader’s plan will crack down on exploitation
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Letters: The great achievement of race relations legislation since 1965 has been to make racial prejudice socially unacceptable enough to make people hesitate before expressing it
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UK hearing ruled to be more appropriate for Karim Pabani who was sacked after making claims of corruption in Kazakhstan subsidiary
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Gangmasters Licensing Authority lawsuits fall by 84% but investigations of unscrupulous firms drop to 68 from 134 in 2011
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Millennial finance Unpaid internships cost $1,500 a month. How can middle-class kids afford them? Share your stories
An unpaid internship can run to $1,463 a month in living costs, locking qualified young people out. Has an internship thrown you into financial hardship? Tell us -
Lawyer Alexandra Mizzi explains what a landmark tribunal decision on holiday pay could mean for SMEs
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Ellie Mae O’Hagan: The business lobby is hysterical because this ruling could mean backpay – and will poke holes in the zero-hours contract
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Firms will have time to adapt to the ruling around higher holiday pay – just as they got used to a national minimum wage
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Howard Beckett, the legal director for the Unite union, says an employment appeal tribunal ruling to include overtime in holiday pay will not open the floodgates to historic payments
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Employers warn of bankruptcies and job losses but TUC challenges ‘scaremongering’, saying including overtime in calculations is simply fairer
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A historic legal ruling says 5 million people could be eligible for backdated holiday pay, but don’t expect anything yet
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Employer bodies argue some companies will go bust without legislation to prevent employees lodging pay claims after legal ruling
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Millions of workers paid overtime or commission could be due extra holiday pay if employment tribunal rules in favour
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Retailer required to display limited terms under which 90% of its staff are employed, after reaching settlement with ex-worker
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Jos Truitt: President Obama’s executive order protecting transgender federal employees racked up its first win. We still deserve more
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Cleaning staff and civil servants call on HMRC chief exec Lin Homer to secure just wage for those working in London
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Alan Milburn makes recommendations after being faced with evidence that internships are becoming the major route into jobs
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David Owen awarded payout after HM Treasury refused to re-employ him, against ruling of a previous tribunal
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David Boyle: We should be open to the idea of self-managed holidays, but it won’t work in a climate of anxiety
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Britain’s biggest trade union says increasing hourly rate by £1.50 to £7.81 would generate billions in revenues
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Editorial: Take as much holiday as you like, says Richard Branson. If you dare
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Anne Perkins: First thoughts: Some Virgin employees can now take as much holiday as they like, but in an era of job insecurity, who wants to admit they won’t be missed?
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Until the federal government acts, businesses will need to keep ahead of multiple local and state sick leave mandates: infographic
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Claims being brought by part-time workers on zero-hours contracts who were excluded from 2013 payout
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Opposition groups say changes could mean fewer jobs for Australians, but business welcomes the proposals
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Tribunal awards £37,000 to former PC Carol Howard, who was 'bullied, harassed and victimised'
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Alex Andreou: Corporations have a choice when it comes to choosing employees. Poor families may not have a choice in how they make ends meet
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Letter: We fear it has become harder for victims to get justice, enabling more bad employers to get away with breaking the law
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Business secretary seeks to crack down on exclusivity clauses by 'rogue employers' in consultation on new bill
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Ex-employees of retailer who have yet to lodge claims for being laid off incorrectly are not entitled to payout, says tribunal judge
Topics
- Work & careers
- Employment tribunals
- Pay
- Family finances
- Trade unions
- Employee benefits
- Small business
- Zero-hours contracts
- Unite
- Race issues
- Vince Cable
- Richard Branson
- Metropolitan police
- Sports Direct International
- Minimum wage
- HMRC
- Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
- Women
- Retail industry
- Equality
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