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ACAS disciplinary and grievance procedures code revised
Latest version covers right to be accompanied at hearings
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Auto-enrolment alert as first fines issued
Next staging date expected before 1 April
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Fit for Work Service goes live
Three health boards covered; further rollout soon
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Further parental leave rights coming
Eighteen weeks, up to age 18, from 5 April
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Zero hours contracts: what rights?
Employers should be aware that some protections apply
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ACAS publishes guidance on holiday pay
Checklist issued following rulings on entitlement
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New return to work advisory service
Aim to facilitate return to work after four weeks' absence
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Legal expenses insurance: check for it
Mardner v Gardner illustrates why you should
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1 October: the latest changes
A roundup of legislation in force from 1 October 2014
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Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill making progress
Provisions cover whistleblowing, tribunals, zero hours and minimum wage
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Acas dress code: help for employers
Guidance on dress codes, tattoos and body piercings will help avoid claims
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Letter: measure of equality
Comment on the feature on the Society's recent equality and diversity survey
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Boardroom pay battle
Public interest requires facing up to the challenge to find a control
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Discrimination: bad for business
Society will lead in tackling negative perceptions of the profession by ethnic minority solicitors
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The joke's over
Time to bring a dose of realism to health and safety issues
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Guarantee Fund: a reply
Convener assures solicitors that the fund is not vulnerable to a catastrophic claim