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Statutory Holiday - How to Manage Holiday Entitlement for Employees on Sick Leave

The Court of Appeal has upheld the Employment Appeal Tribunals ruling in NHS Leeds v Larner and decided that employees who do not have the opportunity to take annual holiday entitlement because they are on long-term sick leave are:

Published Sun, Oct 14 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Employment Tribunal - Fees

The Government has confirmed its proposals for the introduction of Employment Tribunal Fees following public consultation. It is anticipated that the new fee structure will be put into effect in Summer 2013.

Published Sun, Oct 14 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Another Mandatory Notice for New Jersey Employers Effective November 21, 2012

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed A2647, a new law requiring employers in New Jersey with 50 or more employees to both post and distribute a notice concerning the employees’ rights to be free from gender-based discrimination in the terms

Published Sun, Oct 14 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Annual Employment Tribunal Statistics 2011/2012

From 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012, the Employment Tribunals accepted 186,300 claims, a 15% fall on the number received in the previous year, and 21% lower than the number in 2009/2010.

Published Sun, Oct 14 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Competition - Is It Gross Misconduct for an Employee to take Preliminary Steps towards Setting up in Competition?

No said the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Khan and Another v Ladsker Child Care Limited.

Published Sun, Oct 14 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Employment Tribunal - Recommendation for New Rules

In November 2011, Mr. Justice Underhill, former president of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, was tasked with carrying out a comprehensive review of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure. The aim was for him to produce a revised procedural code to

Published Sun, Oct 14 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Does an Employee owe Fiduciary Duties?

Not in the case of Ranson v Customer Systems PLC.

Published Sun, Oct 14 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Certain Sections of Wisconsin Public Collective Bargaining Rights Law Struck - What This Means for Public Employers

Key provisions of the controversial Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law (Act 10) were found to violate the United States and Wisconsin constitutions by Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colás on September 14, 2012, in Madison Teachers, Inc. et al

Published Sun, Oct 14 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Employers! No Access to Employee’s Personal Email - Most of the Time . . .

Effective October 1, 2012, an employer cannot request or require an employee or individual who is applying for a job, to disclose a user name, password or other means of accessing a personal account or service through an electronic communications device

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Auto-Enrolment Finally Starts...

On 1 October the staged implementation of auto-enrolment officially began with the UK's largest employers, those employing over 120,000 people, becoming subject to the new duty to enrol their workers into a pension scheme. 16 smaller employers accelerated

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Automatic Enrolment - What Should Employers Be Doing?

This note sets out some practical steps that employers can take now in anticipation of the introduction of automatic enrolment to their businesses. We have also produced a guide summarising the main features of the automatic enrolment regime which is

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

NLRB Acting General Counsel Announces Further Proposed Restructuring of Field Offices

On October 9, 2012, the NLRB’s Acting General Counsel, Lafe Solomon, announced a further restructuring of the NLRB’s field offices. Earlier, he announced changes affecting the St. Louis and Winston-Salem offices which were consolidated into

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Employers Must Use New FCRA Forms in 2013

Effective January 1, 2013, employers must use updated federal forms as part of their background check process, as responsibility for interpreting the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) transfers from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the newly

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Six Factors to Consider When Drafting Non-Compete Agreements

In a recent decision, the Kentucky Court of Appeals reaffirmed that there are still no hard and fast rules for employers attempting to draft non-compete agreements for their employees. In Charles T. Creech Inc. v. Brown, No. 2011-CA-000629-MR (Aug. 17

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

Refresher on Bill 55 Amendments to the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010

In light of the Government of Ontario’s intention of imposing a broader compensation freeze in the public sector through the proposed Protecting Public Services Act, 2012 (“PPSA, 2012”) (see our Communiqué dated September 27,

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 8:00 PM by Labor & Employment Articles on Martindale.com

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Statutory Holiday - How to Manage Holiday Entitlement for Employees on Sick Leave

Employment Tribunal - Fees

Another Mandatory Notice for New Jersey Employers Effective November 21, 2012

Annual Employment Tribunal Statistics 2011/2012

Competition - Is It Gross Misconduct for an Employee to take Preliminary Steps towards Setting up in Competition?

Employment Tribunal - Recommendation for New Rules

Does an Employee owe Fiduciary Duties?

Certain Sections of Wisconsin Public Collective Bargaining Rights Law Struck - What This Means for Public Employers

Employers! No Access to Employee’s Personal Email - Most of the Time . . .

Auto-Enrolment Finally Starts...

Automatic Enrolment - What Should Employers Be Doing?

NLRB Acting General Counsel Announces Further Proposed Restructuring of Field Offices

Employers Must Use New FCRA Forms in 2013

Six Factors to Consider When Drafting Non-Compete Agreements

Refresher on Bill 55 Amendments to the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010