Employment
Beecroft report
Submitted by lindsey.monteiro on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 05:18There has been extensive coverage of the Beecroft Report on ideas to change aspects of employment law, commissioned by the Prime Minister in 2011, and recently leaked to the press.
Employment Law & Litigation Group (ELLG) Meeting
Event Date:
Thu, 10/06/2011 - 08:00 - Fri, 10/07/2011 - 12:00
Location:
New York, NY
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Members of this network for U.S. senior in-house counsel specializing in labor and employment law come together to share practical solutions and responses to complex legal issues with peers from other leading companies.
Employment Law & Litigation Group (ELLG) Meeting
Event Date:
Thu, 05/19/2011 - 08:00 - Fri, 05/20/2011 - 12:00
Location:
Mercer's NYC Offices - 1166 Avenue of the Americas
Registration Link:
Members of this network for U.S. senior in-house counsel specializing in labor and employment law come together to share practical solutions and responses to complex legal issues with peers from other leading companies.
Global Workplace Compliance Network (GWCN) E-Meeting
Submitted by marykate.parrish on Wed, 09/08/2010 - 16:27Event Date:
Wed, 10/27/2010 - 11:00 - 12:30
Location:
E-Meeting
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The Global Workplace Compliance Network (GWCN) Presents
Top University Places Should be Saved for State School Pupils
Submitted by Eleanor Shemesh on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 11:08Vince Cable, the Skills Secretary, has proposed that bright children from poorer homes should benefit from better access to the UK’s top universities through reserved places. His proposals raise the possibility of quotas for state school children and a potential loosening of the grip of fee-paying schools on Oxbridge. Mr Cable has warned that the best universities should not become “disconnected” from wider society, and has urged more radical options to address the widening gulf between the intake of Britain’s top college and the make-up of the country.
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Unemployment Figures Show Disparate Impact On Workers
Submitted by Marie Macey on Thu, 07/15/2010 - 09:00Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show a significant rise in the number of part-time workers in the UK as more people are forced to take on shorter hours or not work at all, and the differing impact on other groups of workers.
Global Workplace Compliance- Spring 2010 in Review
Submitted by samantha.chiafalo on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 11:52On 20 January, the Global Workplace Compliance network held its third webinar focusing this time on Asian employment trends and what U.S. employers need to know about employment law in India, Korea and China. The session was moderated by Jacqueline Scott of Fortney Scott, and the panel included Shalini Agarwal, Esq., Partner, ALMT LEGAL (India), Brendon Carr, Esq., Attorney, Hwang Mok Park, PC (Korea) and K. Lesli Ligorner, Esq., Partner, Paul Hastings (China).
Vanguard and Breakthough (UK)- Spring 2010 in Review
Submitted by samantha.chiafalo on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 11:44Employee engagement across working life
As companies struggle to meet the challenges of the recession, HR and business commentary is highlighting the importance of employee engagement; the key to business success is motivated employees within a supportive and inclusive culture - the theme of the recent Vanguard network meeting.
Study Suggests Social-Media in the Workplace Puts Companies at Risk
Submitted by samantha.chiafalo on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 09:20According to a recent study by the ISACA (formerly known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association); a global organization focusing on the security of information systems, employees who dabble in social networking on and off the job could expose their companies to a variety of risks. The top five social-media risks according to the study are: malware, brand hijacking, lack of content control, noncompliance with rules over recordkeeping, and unrealistic expectations of Internet performance.
Organizational Complexity: Research Finds Executives’ Blind Spot
Submitted by Lindsay Herod on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 00:00“Not all complexity is bad for business”, but the authors argue that executives don’t always know what kind their company has. Leaders cite ‘institutional’ manifestations of complexity (the number of countries they operate or the brands of the company), but relatively few consider the forms of ‘individual’ complexity the vast majority of their employees face, such as poor processes, confusing role definitions, or unclear accountabilities.
