With the starting gun set to be fired in less than 80 days for the beginning of the London Olympics, it’s vital that businesses are fully prepared in terms of how they will organise their workforce, cope with holiday requests and deal with suspicious sickness absences.Read
While a judgment handed down in the landmark ‘Seldon’ case on April 25 at the Supreme Court has left the door open for allowing businesses to set their own retirement age for staff –the finer and potential repercussions must not be ignored.Read
Recent analysis of the calls handled by Irwin Mitchell’s fixed fee employment law service, imhr+, revealed some interesting findings in relation to the issues affecting companies.Read
It will be interesting to see what the Supreme Court decides now that they have heard the case of Leslie Seldon - the solicitor forced to retire at the age of 65.Read
Although the busy festive period is over, many business leaders will have for some time been gearing up for what will undoubtedly be another challenging 12 months.Read
The festive period is with us once again and if recent research is to be believed, almost half of businesses are cutting back on their Christmas parties this year.Read
George Osborne’s recent announcement that he plans is to increase the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims was initially well-received by a large proportion of the region’s business community.Read
The latest official figures which show a fall in the number of employment tribunals certainly bring a number of issues, including the Government’s consultation on reforming the system, into the spotlight.Read
The latest statistics from the Association of Executive Search Consultants which revealed a 21 per cent increase in board-level hires during 2010/11 certainly point to the fact that despite sluggish economic growth, the market for senior recruitment is anything but stagnant.Read
Although new figures revealing a 30 per cent rise in the number of age discrimination cases in England and Wales certainly may have raised one or two eyebrows recently – business owners and employers shouldn’t really be surprised that such disputes are now the third most common discrimination claim behind those related to sex and race issues.Read
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