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Equality Act guidance for employers

Equality Act guidance for employers

HR News Wednesday, 01 September 2010
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission, on its revamped website, has published a set of very useful and comprehensive guides for employers on various aspects of the Equality Act 2010, the main parts of which come into force on 1 October 2010.
 
 
Employers struggle to manage reward risks

Employers struggle to manage reward risks

Survey Watch Wednesday, 01 September 2010
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The proportion of HR professionals who believe that their organisation is poorly prepared to manage the risks around how they reward their staff has grown in the past 12 months, according to a new CIPD survey.
 
 
Pay data: August 2010

Pay data: August 2010

HR News Tuesday, 31 August 2010
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Four pay research organisations, IRS, Croner, the EEF and IDS Pay, have published their pay data for the three months to the end of July 2010.
 
 
Clarification of the meaning of ‘disabled’

Clarification of the meaning of ‘disabled’

HR News Thursday, 26 August 2010
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The government has published draft guidance on the revised definition of ‘disability’ in the Equality Act 2010.

 
 
£27,000 award for age-biased redundancy

£27,000 award for age-biased redundancy

Case Digests - Age discrimination Wednesday, 25 August 2010
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A 62-year-old store supervisor, who was made redundant, was awarded over £27,000 by a tribunal because he was subjected to age discrimination and unfairly dismissed.
Ryan v T123 Ltd
 
 
Equality Act 2010: public sector duties

Equality Act 2010: public sector duties

HR News Tuesday, 24 August 2010
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The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has published a consultation into the specific public sector duties that it intends to apply to certain public bodies under the Equality Act 2010.
 
 
Age discrimination and shifting the burden of proof

Age discrimination and shifting the burden of proof

Case Digests - Age discrimination Monday, 23 August 2010
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The use of the word ‘younger’ in a job advertisement for a replacement for a redundant executive, despite HR advising that it was inappropriate, meant that the burden of proof shifted onto the employer. The fact that the tribunal also found there were other factors indicating a non-discriminatory explanation did not prevent the burden of proof from reversing.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v Beck
 
 
Successful returns to work for the long-term sick

Successful returns to work for the long-term sick

HR News Friday, 20 August 2010
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Management behaviour is key to successful returns to work for the long-term sick, according to new guidance.
 
 
Cyclists’ salary sacrifice schemes: HMRC clarification

Cyclists’ salary sacrifice schemes: HMRC clarification

HR News Thursday, 19 August 2010
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have clarified the rules for employers on salary sacrifice schemes for cycles.
 
 
July 2010 inflation data

July 2010 inflation data

HR News Tuesday, 17 August 2010
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All measures of inflation decreased slightly in the year to July 2010, with the Retail Prices Index (typically used in wage negotiations) falling to 4.8%.
 
 
WTD: expect movement in late 2010

WTD: expect movement in late 2010

EU Developments Tuesday, 17 August 2010
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The European Commission is to start a second round of consultation on the Working Time Directive (WTD) this autumn.
 
 
Employers clamp down on company car policies

Employers clamp down on company car policies

Survey Watch Thursday, 12 August 2010
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Pressure to control costs and environmental damage is causing businesses to put greater restrictions on company car policies, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers Company Car UK report. While the number of companies offering a car benefit has remained fairly static over the last 5 years, increasing limits are being placed on vehicle choice and replacement timeframes.
 
 
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