Workforce

Workforce provides a periodical update on employment issues, and is circulated in hard-copy format to all B&ES members.
 
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Workforce 33 (January 2011) – includes: Equality Act 2010 introduces some important changes; A flexible approach to employee retirement; Skillcard reviewing Gold Card criteria

Workforce 32 (July 2010) – includes: Operative pension rights; New fit notes replace sick notes; Agency workers regulations explained; Recent updates to changes to employment law

Workforce 31 (October 2009) – includes: revised guidance on redundancy procedure; New qualification in conflict management; 'Fairer treatment' for agency worker; Recent key changes to employment law

Workforce 30 (March 2009) – includes: Changes to dismissal/greivance procedures; HMRC turns focus on "umberella" companies; Leave entitlement for long term sick; Personal pension accounts from 2012