Hot HR Weekly Digest 21st to 25th March

Hello and welcome to this week's Hot HR weekly digest! I hope you find it useful and informative.

The week's summary/round up of information includes:

• The week's Speed Read posted by Harmajinder Hayre from Ward Hadaway, the only employment law specialist within the Hot HR group
• Interesting Read - topical information posted in the group

Last week's interesting and useful Speed Read from Ward Hadaway focussed on:

 

 1. Any imminent arrivals?

2. The Court of Appeal reads 'in the round'

3. Further taxing requirements placed on employers

4. All eyes on the 2011 budget......

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Interesting Read -   Tribunal held that fox hunting is a 'philosophical belief'

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Hot HR Weekly Digest 14-18 March

Hello and welcome to last week's Hot HR weekly digest! I hope you find it useful and informative.

The week's summary/round up of information includes:

• The week's Speed Read posted by Harmajinder Hayre from Ward Hadaway, the only employment law specialist within the Hot HR group
• Interesting Read - topical information posted in the group
• Question Time  -most popular question or discussion from within the group

Last week's interesting and useful Speed Read from Ward Hadaway focussed on:

 

1. In the interests of justice

2. No more May Day holiday?

3. Tea, biscuits and unfair dismissal

4. Vocal equality

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Interesting Read -  No more May Day holiday sparked interesting comments.  

Question Time - Business case for mediation is robust, say employers

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Hot HR Weekly Digest - 7th to 11th March 2011

Hot HR Weekly Digest 7th to 11th March 2011

Hello and welcome to this week's Hot HR weekly digest! I hope you find it useful and informative.

This week's summary/round up of information includes:

• The week's Speed Read posted by Harmajinder Hayre from Ward Hadaway, the only employment law specialist within the Hot HR group
• Interesting Read - topical information posted in the group
• Question Time  -most popular question or discussion from within the group

This week's interesting and useful Speed Read from Ward Hadaway focussed on:

 

1. BA's appeal fails to take flight

2. Equality Act - Code of Practice

3. Third party harassment and employers duty to investigate

4. Given the red card too soon?

5. Which company do I work for again?

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Interesting Read - The Worst Interview Question (and How to Answer It)
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Question Time-  Read the comments from within the group on the comments from Lord Sugar urging an interview law rethink. Laws banning bosses from asking women about children and childcare plans during job interviews are counterproductive, Lord Sugar says Read the article here

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Lord Sugar queries job interview laws for mothers

I came across this interesting article a few days ago via a LinkedIn connection regarding interview laws for mothers under current employment law.

This is of course a controversial article and Lord Sugar is no stranger to speaking his mind but reading on Lord Sugar's argument does have some 'interesting' points.

"I say women should be forthcoming when being interviewed, declaring their status regarding children and childcare so as to pre-empt the unanswerable questions in the mind of the interviewer and then focus on the most important thing - what skills they can bring to the company and why they should be employed."

Lord Sugar added: "I would be very impressed by a person who settled the matter at the outset, telling me how they are going to organise their life in order to do their job but, more importantly, how they are going to get on with the job in hand, what they are going to bring to the party, because such people would jump up in my estimation."

One of the problems with Lord Sugar's argument is of course this would struggle to be contained and as a 'natural progression' could easily spread to any working woman being questioned as to what their intentions are for having children, which puts women at a disadvantage, is archaic and is precisely what the law is there to protect against!

Lord Sugar may think he is progressive and has the foresight to see past the childcare issue, but this does not apply across the board.

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Hot HR Weekly Digest 28th Feb to 4th March

Hot HR Weekly Digest 28th Feb to 4th March 2011

Hello and welcome to this week's Hot HR weekly digest! I hope you find it useful and informative.


This week's summary/round up of information includes:

• The week's Speed Read posted by Harmajinder Hayre from Ward Hadaway, the only employment law specialist within the Hot HR group
• Interesting Read/topical information posted in the group
• Top discussions from within the group

This week's interesting and useful Speed Read from Ward Hadaway focussed on:

 

1. Dame Carol Black to target 'sick malingerers'
2. Wheeler dealers claim constructive dismissal
3. Male dominance in UK boardroom
4. European Human Rights law's had their day?

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Interesting Read - There seems to be a lot of information and articles coming through on social networking and social media. Join in on the updates at Hot HR 

 

Discussion Time- Posted by Mark Williams  - What policy do you have regarding employees LinkedIn connections? Who owns an employee's LinkedIn connections? 

 

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