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Employment Issues
Changes to State Pension Age
Since 1940 the state pension age for women has been 60. From 6 April 2010 the
state pension age for women will gradually rise to 65 so it will match the
state pension age for men by 2020.
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Inside Employment Issues
'Sick note' changes to cut absentee levels
Monday, 15 March 2010
Changes to how doctors' sick notes are written should cut levels of long term
absence from workplaces in Northern Ireland, the Government claimed today.
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Time off for job hunting or to arrange training when facing redundancy
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
When someone is facing a redundancy situation they are often concerned with
trying to get another job or seeking training in order to be able to apply
for other jobs and getting time off for these activities is the focus of
this article.
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Surviving Redundancy
Thursday, 4 March 2010
My last two articles focused on the issue of redundancy and this article will
give some practical advice on what to consider if you are facing the
prospect of redundancy or have recently been made redundant.
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Redundancy Pay
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Following my last article which looked at the issues for employers and
employees on making redundancies this article will focus on redundancy pay.
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Redundancy
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
In 2009 Citizens Advice saw an increase of 42% in redundancy enquiries on the
previous year. Recent announcements about redundancies at Hughes Christensen
and fears about job losses at Avaya and Arntz Belting demonstrate the need
for good information and advice for workers who are faced with the prospect
of redundancy.
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Breastfeeding and Work
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Many women decide to continue breastfeeding their babies when they return to
work.
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Pregnancy and Maternity discrimination at work
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Two women in Northern Ireland have recently been awarded compensation over
discrimination in connection with their maternity leave.
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Temperatures in the Workplace
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
The recent cold snap has led to some queries regarding temperatures in the
workplace.
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Snow and Getting to Work
Thursday, 14 January 2010
We have just had the coldest December in Northern Ireland since 1981.
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Contracts of Employment
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
One of the most frequent violations of statutory employment rights reported to
CAB is the failure to receive a written statement of the main terms and
conditions of employment.
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Time off for study or training
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Certain young people who have not achieved a certain standard in education or
training are entitled to reasonable paid time off work for study or training.
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Sunday Working
Thursday, 17 December 2009
The law governing working on a Sunday is contained in The Shops (Sunday
Trading & c.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 which came into effect on 4
December 1997.
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Employing Young People
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
As it’s the Christmas holidays and many young people are looking for part-time
work I thought that I would look at the issues around employing young
people.
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Childcare Vouchers
Monday, 7 December 2009
Gordon Brown announced at The Labour Party conference that he plans to replace
the current childcare voucher scheme with funds directed to nursery places
for two-year-olds in England only.
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Family Friendly Rights
Monday, 7 December 2009
A couple of months ago I wrote an article to update you that the Government
had decided to shelve plans to extend paid maternity leave to twelve months.
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Holidays and Sickness
Monday, 7 December 2009
A couple of months ago I wrote an article to update you on an European Court
of Justice (ECJ) decision on entitlement to accrue paid annual leave during
long-term sick leave.
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Retirement and Age Discrimination
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Since 1 October 2006 the Employment (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
have made it unlawful to discriminate against a worker on the grounds of
age.
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New Vetting and Barring Scheme
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (SVG Order)
has established new safeguarding arrangements in Northern Ireland aimed at
strengthening protection for children and vulnerable adults in workplace
situations.
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Holidays
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Rights to holiday leave and pay are one of the most common employment queries
to CAB.
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New Pay and Work Rights Helpline
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
The Citizens Advice run National Minimum Wage (NMW) Helpline for Northern
Ireland which has operated since September 2001 closed at the end of October
2009.
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