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New guidance issued on employment references

New guidance from the UK Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) provides employers with a timely reminder in relation to their obligations when providing and obtaining references which is an area in which employers can easily fall foul if they are not careful.

By UK People Reward and Mobility Team
  • Brexit
  • Immigration
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CIPD reports that a reduced amount of EU to UK migration has caused a skills shortage in the UK

According to CIPD's latest quarterly labour market snapshot, a slump in the number of EU citizens migrating to the UK has exacerbated skills shortages in the UK.

By Lisa Watson
  • Discrimination
  • Recruitment

Greek government's imposition of height restrictions on its police force falls short of equal treatment

In the recent case of Ypourgos Ethnikis Pedias kai Thriskevmaton v. Kalliri, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that the requirement for candidates for the Greek police academy to be at least 170cm tall amounted to indirect sex discrimination which could not be objectively justified.

By Helena Rozman
  • Government Proposals
  • Immigration
  • Legislative Changes
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New requirement for public sector workers to speak fluent English

From 21 November 2016, public bodies are under a duty to ensure that staff in customer-facing roles can speak fluent […]

By Helena Rozman
  • Discrimination
  • Government Proposals
  • Recruitment
  • Sickness absence
  • Unfair dismissal

Calling HR: time to give your views on the work, health and disability green paper on "improving lives"

The government has produced a consultation paper, “Work, health and disability: improving lives”. The paper highlights the following striking statistics: […]

By Verity Buckingham
  • Recruitment
  • Termination

The Fall of Big Sam

Last week, the Football Association (FA) dispensed with the services of its shortest-serving England manager after just 67 days in […]

By Helena Rozman
  • Discrimination
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Government Proposals
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Insight: UK Employment Law Round-up – September 2016

In this issue, we look at whether a job applicant can gain protection under the Framework and Equal Treatment Directives […]

By Sarah Beeby
  • Recruitment

To tattoo or not to tattoo, that is the question

A recent survey reported on by ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) revealed that young people believe their chance of […]

By Helena Rozman
  • Criminal record checks
  • Recruitment

Virgin Trains goes full steam ahead in employing ex-offenders

Sir Richard Branson is reaching out to the talent among ex-offenders and encouraging other businesses to look past individuals’ criminal […]

By Victoria Albon
  • Immigration
  • Legislative Changes
  • Recruitment

Illegal working penalties for employers are more than a slap on the wrist

Further to our post last week on the Immigration Act 2016 (“Are You Ready For Tomorrow“), UK Visas and Immigration […]

By Verity Buckingham
  • Immigration
  • Recruitment

Disqualification of directors for hiring illegal workers

Mr Kumar was sole director of a cooked-foods wholesaler in Birmingham from 16 May 2013 to 21 November 2014, at […]

By Verity Buckingham

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