Archive for June, 2010
June 25, 2010
We think scrapping the default retirement age will be a big issue for employers – and as the Government are planning to remove it from April next year, there isn’t long to prepare. Our ebulletin explains why it is so significant: http://eepurl.com/EZlB
June 17, 2010
Sometimes employers realise that offering an employee a quick settlement to terminate their employment can be a better way of managing a situation. Usually the end result is that the employee signs a Compromise Agreement. But how do you broach the subject and start settlement discussions? Read more
June 7, 2010
While the fact that sickness absence is reducing has to be good news for employers (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/9115226), absence still has a significant cost to all organisations in both the private and public sector, and there is still a need for it to reduce much further. Genuine or not, absence costs money – in terms of sick pay, lost productivity and the need to arrange cover, often at short notice. Read more