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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Discrimination claims and recommendations by tribunals
In successful discrimination cases, tribunals now have the power to make recommendations about what steps the respondent should take to reduce the adverse effect of discrimination for the benefit of its entire workforce. Before the Equality Act 2010 came into force, tribunals only had the power to … Continue reading
Section 75 debts
Today the Devonshires Employment Blog brings you a brief pensions update. The Government is considering introducing new provisions regarding multi-employer pension schemes. When an employee who is an active member in a multi-employer pension scheme ceases to be employed, the new … Continue reading
The VAT sharing consultation – how can you be involved?
HMRC has launched a consultation to examine how the European VAT cost-sharing exemption might be used by UK businesses and organisations. If implemented, the exemption could remove the VAT charge and prevent institutions such as charities from gaining efficiencies by sharing costs … Continue reading
How to deal with the absent employee
Absence from work is a perennial problem, whether it’s frequent short term absences or long term health problems. Whatever from it takes, employers often find absence difficult to deal with, particularly where an employee suffers from disability. Research has shown … Continue reading
Can you implement pay cuts fairly?
In this age of austerity, many organisations have to review their costs and find more creative ways of saving money. For some organisations, the only way to save has been to take quite drastic measures, for example making cuts to … Continue reading
The Consultation on the Fair Deal
At the Spending Review, the Government announced its intention to consult on the Fair Deal Policy. This was in response to a recommendation made by the Independent Public Service Pensions Commission which found that the Fair Deal Policy, coupled with … Continue reading
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Consulting on scoring in a redundancy situation – some useful guidance
Many employers are in the midst of implementing redundancies or facing the difficult decision on whether or not to do so. A common issue that arises in any larger scale redundancy procedure is the selection of employees by way of a scoring and how far you … Continue reading
The Bribery Act comes into force today!
The Bribery Act 2010, which comes into force today, creates several new offences carrying a maximum penalty of ten years’ imprisonment or an unlimited fine for which employees, directors and commercial organisations can be liable. However, adequate anti-bribery procedures will … Continue reading
