01st August 2010
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- HR a ‘term that should strike fear into the heart of every self-respecting entrepreneur’
- Productivity focus as economy tightens
- Government attempts to reduce Tribunal applications
- Increased compensation limits
- Annual wage increases no longer the norm
- Criminal penalties for employers of illegal immigrants
- Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act comes into force
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In the news…
HR a ‘term that should strike fear into the heart of every self-respecting entrepreneur’
Writing in the Financial Times last month, Luke Johnson, Chairman of Channel Four and head of private equity firm Risk Capital Partners has described HR as a ‘necessary evil’ and compared the power of HR with that of the CIA and the Israeli intelligence service Mossad.
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Productivity focus as economy tightens
The recruitment firm Manpower has published a survey demonstrating that the priority for business is to gain greater productivity and efficiency from staff.
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Government attempts to reduce Tribunal applications
The Government is to increase funding for ACAS by £37m to provide an on-going role in conciliation of employment disputes through the conduct of employment disputes, but there are fears that this is likely to be at the expense of employers interests
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Increased compensation limits
The maximum award for unfair dismissal has risen to £63,000 with effect from 1 February – the limit in 1998 was just £11,000.
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Annual wage increases no longer the norm
The CIPD have found that almost half of organisations no longer offer annual pay increases ‘across the board’ based on inflation or cost of living.
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Criminal penalties for employers of illegal immigrants
As reported last month, those employers found to have knowingly employed illegal workers face an unlimited fine and a prison sentence from 29 February.
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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act comes into force
For the first time ever small, medium and large businesses can be prosecuted after 6 April 2008 for serious management failures which result in a breach of their duty of care to employees and members of the public. This is likely to mean that almost all workplace fatalities will be investigated with a view to possible prosecution of the Directors, Board Members and other individuals
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TUPE could operate across National borders
When is it right to bow to customer pressure?
The value of a mobility clause
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