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Disciplinary policies refer to suspension as a neutral act as employers often consider that it is not a disciplinary sanction nor does it imply guilt.

The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into force on 25 May 2018 and will be directly applicable to all EU member states.

UK Visas and Immigration have published a quarterly report showing the total number of fines for illegal working given to employers in the United Kingdom.

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 gives protection to employees who blow the whistle on malpractice by their employer. The dismissal of an employee will be automatically unfair when the sole or principal reason for their dismissal is that they have made a “protected disclosure”.

Over the past couple of weeks, Inside Housing has published two interesting sector surveys: it’s first ever HR survey and Hays’ annual salary survey.

Growth Plan is generally the scheme of choice for charitable and not-for-profit organisations. This multi-employer scheme is made up of multiple series - series 4 is a money purchase arrangement, but series 1-3 are defined benefit arrangements.