From 29th July claimants issuing a claim against their employer in the employment tribunal will be required to pay a fee made up of an initial fee to issue a claim and a further fee where the claim goes to a hearing.
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Read our top ten tips to help you succeed with studying, starting with be prepared!
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Both knowledge management and social media have their place within an organisation but each need their own strategy and need to be valued in their own right as a means of communication, innovation and engagement.
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The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 begins to come into force from 25 June 2013, making important changes to employment law and tribunal procedure. The Act comes into force in stages.
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Recently the Government has changed the timetable for some of the proposed employment law reforms due to be implemented in 2013.
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Given the challenges of the jobs market, what can you do to improve your chances of getting yourself noticed by a prospective employer and placed on the shortlist for that vacancy?
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Recently a new study by the Marketing Society has asked 50 Chief Executives and Entrepreneurs about leadership skills needed post-recession.
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Reductions in the length of the collective consultation period relating to redundancy plus increases in sick pay and maternity/paternity/adoption pay.
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Two key changes to report – the increase in unpaid parental leave, and the replacing of CRB checks with Disclosure and Barring checks.
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I read an article today that reported on a survey published by the job website Monster.com and consultancy firm Millennial Branding – I was really surprised to find that the survey claims Generation Y employees – generally workers aged 18 to 29 – feel they are more risk averse and less entrepreneurial than older workers. I find this so surprising because they are the first generation to be born and brought up without ‘life before the computer.’ They come into the world ‘tweeting’ their arrival and find themselves in the midst of a massive communications boom that lends itself to risk and entrepreneurialism; starting a new business is not nearly as difficult as it used to be.
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