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Collective redundancy

Where 20 or more employees are to be made redundant (i.e. dismissed for a reason not related to the individual concerned) within 90 days in the same place there must be a ‘collective consultation.’ Redundancy situations which will count towards this figures may include: – Downsizing. – Closing a particular place of business. – Re-employing certain employees under a new con

Bonus discrimination & The Risks Associated With It

Bonuses usually fall into one of two camps – those that are based on individual performance and those that are paid to everyone in the company, regardless of any other factors. The risk of bonus discrimination A bonus that is based on the way an individual employee performs may be directly related to the amount of income or business that person creates within the company they work fo

Disputes and permanent health insurance

A private health insurance policy can be taken out by an employer to provide benefits in a situation where an employee is unable to work. This is a three-way relationship, where the insurer and the employer have a legal relationship via the insurance policy, and the employer and employee via an employment contract. Applications under a private health insurance policy can sometimes take seve

Agency workers

Those who are working as agency workers for a temporary work agency are protected by the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (the ‘AWR’). A temporary work agency is one which provides employees to employers on a temporary hire basis (not on a permanent basis). The definition of an ‘agency worker’ will not extend to those who are self employed, but outside of that category, the description is qu

Age discrimination: an overview

Protection from age discrimination at work is fairly extensive and situations that are covered include vocational training and recruitment, as well as areas such as being promoted or dismissed and moving positions within an organization.

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