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ACAS disciplinary and grievance procedures code revised

28th April 2015 | employment
Latest version covers right to be accompanied at hearings

Auto-enrolment alert as first fines issued

29th January 2015 | employment
Next staging date expected before 1 April

Fit for Work Service goes live

29th January 2015 | employment
Three health boards covered; further rollout soon

Further parental leave rights coming

29th January 2015 | employment
Eighteen weeks, up to age 18, from 5 April

Zero hours contracts: what rights?

29th January 2015 | employment
Employers should be aware that some protections apply

ACAS publishes guidance on holiday pay

29th January 2015 | employment
Checklist issued following rulings on entitlement

New return to work advisory service

9th October 2014 | employment
Aim to facilitate return to work after four weeks' absence

Legal expenses insurance: check for it

9th October 2014 | employment
Mardner v Gardner illustrates why you should

1 October: the latest changes

9th October 2014 | employment
A roundup of legislation in force from 1 October 2014

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill making progress

9th October 2014 | employment
Provisions cover whistleblowing, tribunals, zero hours and minimum wage

Acas dress code: help for employers

9th October 2014 | employment
Guidance on dress codes, tattoos and body piercings will help avoid claims

Letter: measure of equality

17th January 2014 | employment , law society of scotland
Comment on the feature on the Society's recent equality and diversity survey

Boardroom pay battle

4th December 2011 | corporate , employment
Public interest requires facing up to the challenge to find a control

Discrimination: bad for business

1st June 2011 | employment , law society of scotland
Society will lead in tackling negative perceptions of the profession by ethnic minority solicitors

The joke's over

15th October 2010 | education-training , employment , government-administration , reparation
Time to bring a dose of realism to health and safety issues

Guarantee Fund: a reply

26th May 2010 | employment , law society of scotland
Convener assures solicitors that the fund is not vulnerable to a catastrophic claim
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