Employment Issues
Anti-discrimination laws in employment
The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (FETO) makes
it unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of religious belief and/or
political opinion in employment and vocational training.
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Inside Employment Issues
Working safely in a digital environment
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Display screen equipment (DSE) means any alphanumeric or graphic display
screen, regardless of the display process involved.
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Minimum wage marks 10 years
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
This year the National Minimum Wage (NMW) celebrated its 10th birthday.
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The heat is on as we kick start the summer
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
I hope that by writing this article I don’t jinx the current spell of hot
weather.
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Sexual orientation discrimination
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland)
2003 came into force in Northern Ireland in December 2003 and made it
unlawful for an employer to discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation in
employment.
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EU nationals and their rights to work
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Under immigration law European nationals are nationals of countries which are
in the European Economic Area (EEA) and EEA nationals who have the right of
admission to and establishment in the UK are known as qualified persons.
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Why talking and driving just don’t mix
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
It is now more than five years since legislation was introduced in Northern
Ireland banning the use of hand-held phones while driving.
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How to combat bullying at work
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Bullying may be characterised as “offensive, intimidating, malicious or
insulting behaviour, an abuse or misuse of power through means intended to
undermine, humiliate, denigrate or injure the recipient.”
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Parents’ right to spend time with children
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Parental leave is a family-friendly right available to certain employees so
that they can take time off work to look after their children however many
people are simply not aware that they may have the right to take parental
leave.
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Discrimination at work
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Equality laws exist to protect people in work from discrimination in a number
of areas. The laws generally protect people from direct discrimination,
indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
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D-day for disciplinary and dismissal codes
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
From April 6 last, the statutory grievance, disciplinary and dismissal
procedure has been replaced in England, Wales and Scotland by non-statutory
procedures which are discretionary, rather than mandatory.
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When will flexible working changes be introduced here?
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
As from yesterday, the start of the new tax year, the right to request
flexible working was extended to parents of children aged 16 or under in
England, Wales and Scotland.
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Take more time off, it’s the law
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
Under the Working Time Regulations 1998 most workers had a statutory right to
four weeks’ paid holiday.
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All employers must pay minimum wage
Monday, 23 March 2009
The Employment Act 2008, which comes into force on April 6, will introduce
harsher penalties for employers who fail to pay their staff the National
Minimum Wage (NMW) and this will require employers to review their wage
systems.
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Addressing injuries in the workplace
Monday, 16 March 2009
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
(Northern Ireland) 1997 (RIDDOR) covers the reporting of work-related
accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences.
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Taking time off for dependants
Monday, 9 March 2009
Having recently availed of the right to time off for dependants (my
four-year-old daughter having fallen and cut her chin which resulted in a
trip to A&E!) I thought I might cover the issue of this right to time
off work in this week’s column.
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An active role in business decisions
Monday, 2 March 2009
The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations (Northern Ireland)
2005 give rights to employees and workforce representatives in larger
organisations.
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Unpacking holiday leave for sick staff
Monday, 23 February 2009
The issue of whether a worker who is off sick is entitled to paid annual leave
has been clarified somewhat by a decision of the European Court of Justice
(ECJ) in January 2009.
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Law takes notice of workers’ rights
Monday, 16 February 2009
Most employees have a statutory right to a period of notice if dismissed. Many
employees will have additional rights to notice under their contract of
employment.
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Know your fixed contract rights
Monday, 9 February 2009
Under the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment)
Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002, most fixed-term employees will be
entitled to the same contractual rights (pro-rata) as permanent comparable
employees of the same employer.
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Gender skills gap is ‘costing billions in lost productivity'
Friday, 6 February 2009
A gender skills gap in British industry is costing billions of pounds in lost
productivity, a report warned this week.
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