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Staff procedures: Create or update an employee handbook

In the first part of a new series on how to write or refresh employment policies, Clare Davis looks at what to include in a staff handbook and how to avoid problems when making changes ‘Key policies for any organisation to include, regardless of size, would be equal opportunities and disciplinary and grievance procedures.’ A …

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Contractual Employment Policies: Court of Appeal restricts employer’s room for movement

A recent decision highlights the lack of flexibility for employers who have contractual employment policies. Liz Parkin examines the case ‘In practice, contractual terms may arise from a number of sources beyond the employment contract itself and it is these additional sources that often lead to disputes. Staff handbooks are one such source.’ Contractual terms …

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Enhanced Redundancy Policies: New guidance from the courts

Gary Freer looks at two recent cases that have revisited the issue of when redundant employees have a legal right to additional benefits and when this is a matter for the employer’s discretion ‘In Allen v TRW SystemsLtd and Park Cakes Ltd v Shumba the employers had succeeded in persuading the employment tribunal that the …

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