The In-House Lawyer

Employment law: Christmas round-up As the end of the year approaches, Kirsty Rogers, national head of employment at DWF, reviews some of the most important cases, regulations and legislation in the field of employment law over the past 12 ... Read more	Auto-enrolment: the pensions 2012 countdown In an attempt by the government to face up to the looming national pension savings gap, the legislation requiring all employers and employees to contribute a minimum amount to a qualifying pension plan for (almost) ... Read more
Let’s focus on… TUPE transfers One thing is for sure – the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) 2006 is here to stay. Recently, there have been some interesting developments in this area that may challenge our current ... Read more	The ongoing ‘static’ or ‘dynamic’ debate A key question being considered at the moment is whether under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE), the continued contractual right to benefit from collective agreements on the transfer of employees to ... Read more
Agency workers regulations – are we ready? The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (the Regulations), which came in to force on 1 October 2010 implement the Temporary Agency Workers Directive. Both have been controversial and divided opinion and it is not difficult t... Read more	New media, new risks? In a world where the use of social media has become part of all walks of life, employers must be switched on to the implications in the workplace.... Read more
A guide for poachers and gamekeepers Daniel Myers and Sarah Keeble discuss employees' duties in relation to recent case law, highlighting implied, fiduciary and express duties, and outlining when those duties end and what protection there is for employers.... Read more	Redundancy consultation: an update on recent developments Several recent decisions from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) have provided helpful and pragmatic guidance for employers on the extent of their redundancy consultation obligations. This article examines the approach that tribunals are taking in ... Read more
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