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ISSUE 55, December 2011
Features in this issue:
 Redundancy - we were so taken with the team who produced this musical about redundancy that we have sponsored it. Email to see the musical with us in February
Our KoffeeKlatch advice scheme - fixed price interventions on redundancy, TUPE, tribunals and more
When Mum can't make the Christmas play - see our Balancing the Bump blog to take a look at worklife balance and parenthood.
ISSUE 54, September 2011
Features in this issue:
Balancing the Bump - why women leave it so late to let their employers know they are not returning from maternity leave.
 When an HR practitioner is presented with a open and shut cae - read these scenarios
Contracts - give yourself some rights and flexibility - ournew standard contract represents outstanding value and can give you the flexibility you need.
ISSUE 53, August 2011
Features in this issue:
Riots - what to do if riots are affecting your business - a short guide for employers
ISSUE 52, June 2011
Features in this issue :
Bribery and Corruption - before you spend a lot of time and money sorting out compliance with the new Bribery and Corruption rules you might want to stop and think .....
Don't let compliance lock you down - it's easy to get so focussed on compliance that you can end up with a handbook that prevents your people from servicing customers in the way you
want
Employment tribunals - are you so worried about legal fees that you find yourself settling or avoiding claims?
Are you betting on the government to simplify or abolish employment law? - It's not as easy as it looks - red tape and how to make employment law fair
ISSUE 51, March 2011
Features in this issue :
Abolition of default retirement age - from 6 April 2011 the default retirement rules are to be abolished
Tax on redundancy payments - HMRC are considering taxing redundancy/termination payments in excess of £30,000 ............
Do your policies and handbook help your organisation perform, or hinder it? - Your handbooks and contracts should reflect your organisation's style and values - claim your
free review
Forthcoming FREE KoffeeKlatch teleseminars
ISSUE 50, February 2011
Features in this issue :
No budget for important work? If you are an organisation with a great future and want to bring your HR into line with that future, talk to us. For organisations who want to do the
work now but don't have the budget
Bribery Act - there's a new offence of failing to prevent bribery. To ensure you have adeequate procedures in place, send us your existing contract for a free review
Retirement & Equality - we are about to enter the transition period for the abolution of compulsory retirement. Talk to us about any staff who might arrive at the current retirement
age during this period
Performance Management - performance management or bullying? Where to draw the line. How do we go about getting what we want?
Parental Leave - the government has started consultation on changing the rules again! Don't get confused and think the proposed 10 months sharing period is coming in this April!
Forthcoming Events - Fashion Capital Seminars and FREE KoffeeKlatch teleseminars
ISSUE 49, December 2010 - Increased redundancy and unfair dismissal limits
Features in this issue :
Increased limits - The annual rise to redundancy and unfair dismissal awards will take place on 1st February 2011............
No budget for important work? We have some interesting ways to help you move forward without busting your budget
Maternity leave calculator - download and support pack for £1 - all profits to Ovacome
Forthcoming events and downlloads - Free redundancy download, KoffeeKlatch seminars -
join us for our telephone seminars on 7 January 2011 (Compromise Agreements) and 14
January 2011 (Making a successful flexible working request) - book now
ISSUE 48, September 2010 - Check out our new website devoted to working parents
We have recently launched our specialist website for pregnancy and parenthood at work. It can be found at www.balancingthebump.com
Maternity Myths - there are so many stories about maternity at work - here are some of our favourites
Legal Updates - October 2010
ISSUE 47, March 2010 - Our Company is 30 years old .....
Features in this issue :
Our company is 30 years old this year, and we have launched a new way of supporting our clients through our KoffeeKlatch service. Based around teleseminars and downloads, this
flexible and 'lite' service is designed to deliver your needs in the ways you have said suit
you best.
 Forthcoming events - Revised Employment Tribunal claim forms to be introduced, Fit Notes to
replace traditional Sick Notes, for organisations of 250+ employees - staff will have the right
to request unpaid time off for training and study.
ISSUE 46 - When does Performance Management Become Bullying?
Features in this issue :
Free KoffeeKlatch download - Are your "self employed" people really self employed?
Forthcoming events - TUPE - training for elected employee representatives, Sickness -
KoffeeKlatch seminar, Webcourse - TUPE, a hands on guide, Annabel Kaye speaking about 30
years of being a woman in business, KoffeeKlatch - hot tips on how effective performance
management and employment law work together
ISSUE 45 - Annual Employment Lawyer Warning Festival
Features in this issue :
Redundancy - if you are thinking of restructure or redundancy, don't put off planning it
Sick note reform
Self employed workers
Forthcoming events - VAT and fee changes, Launch of Irenicon KoffeeKlatch seminars - book
now
ISSUE 44 - Xmas Temps
Features in this issue :
Christmas is the time of year when many people take onn Christmas temps - see our top tips about the legal side of employing temps
Free downloads - Reducing payroll without redundancies, Employing People Through a Recession, To catch a thief, Taking people on, What should be in a Statement of Particulars -
and many more
ISSUE 43 - The legal side of recruitment
Features in this issue :
The Government has been progressively tightening legislation on recruitment. Now is a good time to arrive at a strategy that takes into account the obligations on employers.
Forthcoming Events - National Minimum Wage - tips won't count, rate increases, increase to maximum allowable pay for statutory redundancy, increased registration fees for larger
organisations for Data protection and single status vetting for workers
working with children or vulnerable adults. Equality Bill working its way through parliament.
ISSUE 42 - Summer of discontent?
Features in this issue :
The summer news has been full of strikes and threats of strike which can affect staff. What happens if strikes affect whether people can get to work on time or at all?
Forthcoming Events - National Minimum Wage - tips won't count, rate increases, increase to maximum allowable pay for statutory redundancy, single status vetting for workers
working with children or vulnerable adults. Equality Bill working its way through parliament.
ISSUE 41 - Holidays and accruals
Features in this issue :
Holiday and holiday pay has been the subject of an extraordinary amount of both legislation and litigation in recent years ....
Forthcoming Events - National Minimum Wage - tips won't count, rate increases, increase to maximum allowable pay for statutory redundancy, single status vetting for workers working
with children or vulnerable adults. Equality Bill working its way through parliament
ISSUE 40 - Life's a beach
Features in this issue :
Temperature rules and guidance for the workplace
Top tips for managing heat in the workplace
Risk Assessments/pregnant and disabled workers/journeys to and from work/outside workers
Forthcoming events - National Minimum Wage - tips won't count, rate increases, increase to
maximum allowable pay for statutory redundancy. Equality Bill working its way through
parliament
ISSUE 39 - Swine Flu
Features in this issue :
Swine Flu - who pays? Read our employment law advice about swine flu.
ISSUE 38 May 2009
Features in this issue :
Holidays, the good the bad and the ugly - the Easter break, followed by two May bank
holidays, always brings queries about holiday entitlement. Updates and FAQs.
Forthcoming Events - Chancellor announces an increase to maximum allowable pay for
statutory redundancy. Equality Bill introduced to Parliament with additional duty to promote
socio-economic equality, deadline for response to EU consultation on pregnant workers
directive
ISSUE 37 April 2009
Features in this issue :
Changes to the Discipline & Dismissal procedures- see some of the changes
Recent/Forthcoming changes - Employment Act 2008 repeals statutory disputes
(dismissal and grievance procedures) and introduces new requirements to follow ACAS
guidelines, Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007 - minimum paid holiday entitlement
increases, SMP and SSP rate increases
ISSUE 36 March 2009
Features in this issue :
 Reducing payroll without redundancies - viable alternatives to making redundancies, and keeping people in work, can often be a better alternative, provided you monitor the situation carefully
Recent/Forthcoming changes - Employment Act 2008 repeals statutory disputes (dismissal and
grievance procedures) and introduces new requirements to follow ACAS guidelines, Working
Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007 - minimum paid holiday entitlement increases, SMP and
SSP rate increases
ISSUE 35 February 2009
Features in this issue :
Snow stopped play - check who you must pay following the big freeze
Recent/Forthcoming changes - statutory redundancy pay changes, maximum compensatory award in unfair dismissal cases increases, Employment Act 2008 repeals statutory disputes (dismissal and grievance procedures) and introduces new requirements to follow ACAS
guidelines, Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007 - minimum paid holiday
entitlement increases, SMP and SSP rate increases
ISSUE 34 December 2008
Features in this issue :
Employing people through a recession - some legal and practical tips
Recent/Forthcoming changes - amendments to Race Relations Act, statutory redundancy pay changes, maximum compensatory award in unfair dismissal cases increases
Seasonal warnings are here again
ISSUE 33 November 2008
Features in this issue :
Winning and losing contracts - TUPE
TUPE - some hot tips to avoid costly errors
Restructures and Redundancies - clarifying some misconceptions
Forthcoming changes - see recent and forthcoming changes to employment law
ISSUE 32 January 2008
Featured in this issue:
Restructures and Redundancies - some hot tips to get the process or method of selection right
Information Security - new developments in data protection practice - two particular aspects that everyone nees to be aware of
Forthcoming changes - see forthcoming changes to employment law
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