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Advert: Online Recruitment Conference 2012: The Year Ahead

Posted on 04/01/2012 by Michael Scutt • 0 Comments

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Europe’s largest annual online recruitment conference returns to central London on 26th January 2012. We have an exclusive discount for readers of this blog.

The 10th anniversary conference – “Online Recruitment 2012: The Year Ahead” will focus on online recruitment strategy, candidate attraction, mobile, online law and global social media, You’ll hear from other industry leading speakers as well as network with 500 professionals at the industry’s largest event.

1. Google are presenting on Google+ and mobile within recruitment.

2. ITV are talking about how they have successfully implemented a new careers website and social media strategy.

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CoreLegal Seminar on OFR

Posted on 18/11/2011 by Michael Scutt • 0 Comments

Free Legal Advice from LAC

Posted on 25/10/2011 by Michael Scutt • 0 Comments

Today I want to give a plug to the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre, based on the Mile End Road in London. It’s part of the School of Law at Queen Mary, which itself is part of the University of London.

It is an advice service, and they won’t handle your claim for you. They act as a “signpost” and if you need more than just initial advice on your situation they will refer you to another organisation that can help (and will provide free legal advice) to you. It’s open to all members of the public, but you will need an appointment.

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What’s that worst that could happen if your insurance lapses?

Posted on 07/10/2011 by Michael Scutt • 0 Comments

Sponsored Guest Post

Few business owners take risks these days when it comes to public liability insurance and employers’ liability insurance. The ‘compensation culture’ that has developed in the UK over the last 10 years has made everyone more vigilant against the risk of having claims made against them for negligence. But there are still those who have been caught out.

Just this year in Ireland, no less than 14 member clubs of the Donegal Gaelic Athletic Association failed to renew their property and public liability insurance.

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Redundancy Selection: Now Harder for Employees to Challenge?

Posted on 22/06/2011 by Michael Scutt • 0 Comments

Choices, choices

Many employees often suspect they have been unfairly placed in the “departure lounge” when their company decides to restructure. Sometimes it is obvious there has been unfairness, or discrimination, in the process. On other occasions it’s much harder to prove even if suspected and the recent case of Dabson v David Cover & Sons Ltd doesn’t help employees much. On the other hand, employers will be relieved.

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Jobsworth is Away …

Posted on 18/04/2011 by Michael Scutt • 0 Comments

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I’ve gone away for a few days to the Lake District, so no posting or tweeting until next week,

See you all soon.

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Unfair Dismissal Without 12 Months Continuous Employment Experience?

Posted on 07/02/2011 by Michael Scutt • 8 Comments

A few days ago I was telephoned by a prospective new client: she has been working for her employers for just over eleven months and was expecting her boss to terminate her employment at any moment. She told me she had worked well, been very flexible when required, worked unsociable hours and taken a cut in her hours when the business fell on hard times. In return her boss criticised her (unfairly I am told) for not having the right attitude and spending too much time on her social life. Leaving aside the issue of who was telling the truth, what is her legal position if her employment is terminated before she has gained 12 months continuous employment experience? What rights has she got?

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5 steps to getting the employment law advice you need

Posted on 11/05/2010 by Michael Scutt • 1 Comment

If this happens to you, see a solicitor

I’ve been dismissed, made redundant, accused of misconduct at work, been bullied/harassed/discriminated against. I need help: what do I do?

Your first step should be to get some legal advice from someone who knows what they’re talking about. There are numerous sources of legal advice around – just look on Google for instance. You may have access to a legal helpline via an insurance policy, or you could go to your local Citizens Advice Bureau or Law Centre. Failing all that you could go and see a solicitor. The best option is to ask friends, family or colleagues for a personal recommendation but make sure that the solicitor they recommend specialises in the type of law you’re concerned with. A solicitor who specialises in property work may not know that much about employment law (and vice-versa).

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The Legal Services Act 2007

Posted on 03/03/2010 by Michael Scutt • 4 Comments

Yesterday I spoke at a workshop arranged by Gateway Media on the theme of “Combating Tesco Law: Preparing your Brand Presence”. I tried to explain what the LSA does in about an hour – it was a bit of a rush but no one fell asleep and I hope I got the main points across. As promised I have loaded my Powerpoint presentation onto Slideshare and you can view it here;

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What lies ahead in 2010?

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Michael Scutt • 2 Comments

Wot, no snowman?

I’m not referring to the five inches of snow outside as I write this, and the inevitable disruption caused to roads and railways for the next week, but instead I am considering what the main statutory changes affecting employment law issues in 2010 will be.

January

Not much will happen this month while everyone looks in astonishment at their credit card bills, but just a reminder that the Vento guidelines on awards to be made in cases of injury to feelings in discrimination cases look to have been increased late last year in the case of Da’Bell v NSPCC. The Court of Appeal case in Vento v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police in 2002 set three main bands for ETs to consider when making awards for injury to feelings;

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