Poll: Has technology made your job easier?

Poll: Has technology made your job easier?

In our latest poll, we are asking Has technology made your job easier?

There is no doubt that technology is having an increasing impact on our lives. Whether it be using the Internet to find the latest cinema times, read restaurant reviews, or identify new places to take the kids, technology is at the heart of almost everything that we do.

Modern offices are no different, with many now claiming to be totally ‘paperless’ environments. But has this actually made things easier for us? Do all presentations now look the same thanks to PowerPoint? Do we suffer more down time …

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Employment Tribunal Charges to Hit Justice Hard?

Employment Tribunal Charges to Hit Justice Hard?

Disgruntled employees could be asked to pay up to £1,200 to take their employers to a tribunal according to new plans by the coalition government. In what will be seen by some as an attack on justice, the government are looking to recoup some of the £84m per year that is currently spent on taking claims to an employment tribunal.

Whilst the proposal is being hailed by some as a great way to reduce the number of spurious claims that are creating a backlog in the system, the reality is that many employees with a genuine claim may also be …

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Pension Age to be Lowered in France

Pension Age to be Lowered in France

The new French President, François Hollande, recently bucked global trends by announcing that the pension age would be reduced from 62 to 60. With the retirement age sliding in the opposite direction in many other countries, this will be seen as something of a shock, but France are renowned for valuing their work life balance, even introducing a 35 hour working week in 2000.

So what does this mean for the French economy? 

Whilst this is seen by much of the French labour force as a welcome change, many economists and politicians alike are hugely sceptical that France can afford this change. Already …

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Highlight: Employment Law Reforms & The Beecroft Report

Highlight: Employment Law Reforms & The Beecroft Report

Jill Evans, Writing for People Management wrote an article recently about the Beecroft Report and its recommendations on parental leave. Sadly for the reformists, the Beecroft report recommends putting the parental leave reforms on hold.

Going one step further, the report also makes recommendations that would remove responsibility from employers in cases where staff are harassed by fellow employees or customers. This is being put through a consultation progress, with an update expected later in the year.

One to keep an eye on!

 

n.b. For those interested in Paternity Leave, Dave is in the process of writing a post …

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