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isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2709</guid> <description><![CDATA[Technological advances are having a myriad of unexpected consequences in Employer/ Employee relations. What was once seen as a “private” meeting could now prove to be the next YouTube sensation or at worst admissible evidence in a Tribunal. The recording of workplace conversations is becoming ever more prevalent as the average mobile telephone can be [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2013/02/15/employment-news-off-the-record/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Employment News: Developments in 2013 and Beyond</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2013/01/16/employment-news-developments-in-2013-and-beyond/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2013/01/16/employment-news-developments-in-2013-and-beyond/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:30:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Employment - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2673</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Government has announced its intended timetable to introduce new employment legislation in 2013. In addition, there are many other proposed changes which still have no implementation date.Set out below is a summary of the key developments to watch out for in 2013, with the implementation dates as they currently stand.We will be covering the key changes in more detail (as well as a case law update) at our Legal Update Seminar on 30 January 2013. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2013/01/16/employment-news-developments-in-2013-and-beyond/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Employment News: Breakdown in Working Relationships</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/11/28/employment-news-breakdown-in-working-relationships/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/11/28/employment-news-breakdown-in-working-relationships/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:28:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Employment - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2622</guid> <description><![CDATA[This newsletter considers case law in this area and looks at an employer’s duty to apply the right label to the dismissal and to follow a proper procedure when terminating an employee’s employment following a breakdown in working relationships. In Ezsias v North Glamorgan NHS Trust, the EAT held that a breakdown in working relationships [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/11/28/employment-news-breakdown-in-working-relationships/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Employment News: Owner-Employee Contracts – Are the Government’s Proposals Realistic?</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/10/25/employment-news-owner-employee-contracts-are-the-governments-proposals-realistic/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/10/25/employment-news-owner-employee-contracts-are-the-governments-proposals-realistic/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:16:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Employment - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2608</guid> <description><![CDATA[Since May 2010 the Coalition Government has committed itself to reviewing employment laws and making changes to improve the effectiveness and flexibility of the labour market and to allow enterprise to thrive. Some suggestions have been implemented (for example an increase in the qualifying period to bring claims for unfair dismissal from 1 year to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/10/25/employment-news-owner-employee-contracts-are-the-governments-proposals-realistic/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Employment News: Health and Safety Changes</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/10/12/employment-news-health-and-safety-changes/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/10/12/employment-news-health-and-safety-changes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:54:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Employment - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Risk & Liability - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2603</guid> <description><![CDATA[Following increased concerns that the UK has developed a compensation culture which is spiralling out of control, the Government has pledged to redress the balance in favour of employers. Employers are already subject to numerous pieces of legislation and regulation much of which derives from the EU.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/10/12/employment-news-health-and-safety-changes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Employment News: Issues When Terminating Employment</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/08/09/2468/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/08/09/2468/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:43:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Employment - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2468</guid> <description><![CDATA[Over recent months the courts have provided clarification and guidance on a number of tricky practical issues relating to termination of employment: Is a PILON still payable if an employee’s gross misconduct is discovered after termination? In Cavenagh v Williams Evans Limited, Mr Cavenagh was made redundant from his position as Managing Director of William [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/08/09/2468/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Employment News: Redundancy &#8211; Case Law Update &#8211; July 2012</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/07/03/employment-news-redundancy-case-law-update-july-2012/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/07/03/employment-news-redundancy-case-law-update-july-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:47:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Employment - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2345</guid> <description><![CDATA[Redundancy law continues to create legal issues for employers to grapple with. This is a summary of where the law currently stands.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/07/03/employment-news-redundancy-case-law-update-july-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Employment News: TUPE &amp; Service Provision Changes – A More Common Sense Approach Taken By The Courts?</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/06/21/employment-news-tupe-service-provision-changes-a-more-common-sense-approach-taken-by-the-courts/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/06/21/employment-news-tupe-service-provision-changes-a-more-common-sense-approach-taken-by-the-courts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:12:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Employment - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2339</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE Regulations”) came into force in 2006, and apply to business transfers (i.e. sale of a business) and service provision changes. What is a Service Provision Change (“SPC”)? A SPC may occur in three situations namely (Section 3(1)(b) TUPE Regulations): Outsourcing: Company outsources services to a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/06/21/employment-news-tupe-service-provision-changes-a-more-common-sense-approach-taken-by-the-courts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Employment News: Age Discrimination &#8211; What&#8217;s All The Fuss About Seldon?</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/05/31/employment-news-age-discrimination-whats-all-the-fuss-about-seldon/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/05/31/employment-news-age-discrimination-whats-all-the-fuss-about-seldon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 13:26:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Employment - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2324</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (“Regulations”) and statutory default retirement age came into force on 1 October 2006. Under those Regulations an employer could defend claims for both direct and indirect age discrimination if they could show the treatment or provision was a “proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim”. Separately, dismissal of employees aged 65 or over would not be unlawful age discrimination where the reason for dismissal was retirement and the statutory procedure had been followed by the employer.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/05/31/employment-news-age-discrimination-whats-all-the-fuss-about-seldon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Employment News: Contracting Out of the State Second Pension</title><link>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/03/21/contracting-out-of-the-state-second-pension/</link> <comments>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/03/21/contracting-out-of-the-state-second-pension/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:26:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Hill Hofstetter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Employment - Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News and Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.hillhofstetter.com/?p=2178</guid> <description><![CDATA[Currently, employees may contract out of the State Second Pension, and join instead a contracted out occupational pension or personal/stakeholder scheme. When this occurs they receive a pension from the scheme, rather than the additional State Second Pension. When employees contract out of the State Second Pension, they, and their employers, receive a rebate in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hillhofstetter.com/news-and-events/2012/03/21/contracting-out-of-the-state-second-pension/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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