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EmpLaw Newsletter October 2018

New ACAS guidance on employee references, Limiting Discrimination claims, Should emailing whilst commuting count as work? .. and much more

#ICYMI In Case You Missed It | Q3 2018

Our quarterly bulletin ICYMI (in case you missed it) cuts through the noise to bring substantive thought leadership that will make a difference to employers and employees. This round-up of the top recently published editorial and thought leadership content from Generali UK, covers a variety of ...

EmpLaw Newsletter September 2018

Philosophical belief discrimination, sexual harassment, older workers in employment and much more ...

Industry Benchmarking Survey: Total Reward & Wellbeing for Multinational Companies

Generali, with support from HR Grapevine, is running an industry benchmarking survey aimed at multinational companies, to investigate who’s doing what with employee benefits. Complete the online survey now and be entered into a prize draw to win a £300 Amazon voucher*

Generali UK and regulator warn of fraudulent broker

Industry regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently alerted Generali UK to the fact that a fraudulent broker is using the Generali brand name.

Generali UK partners with LifeWorks to offer more extensive EAP services with effect from 1 October 2018

Following an extensive market review we’ve decided to improve our free “telephonic” counselling EAP service, currently delivered by Optum and available to all Generali UK Group Income Protection clients. With effect from 1 October existing and new clients will be able to access to a “face to ...

EmpLaw Newsletter July 2018

Employee status and 'umbrella' contracts, Worker status and mutuality of obligation, Disciplinary action for high sickness absence, and much more ...

#ICYMI In Case You Missed It | Q2 2018

Our quarterly bulletin ICYMI (in case you missed it) cuts through the noise to bring substantive thought leadership that will make a difference to employers and employees. This round-up of the top recently published editorial and thought leadership content from Generali UK, covers a variety of ...

EmpLaw Newsletter June 2018

Constructive dismissal, Variations of contract, Discrimination on the grounds of religion and race, Payslips ... and much more

EmpLaw Newsletter May 2018

Shared Parental Leave, Delay in closure of childcare voucher schemes, GDPR guidance on legitimate interests, Constructive dismissal ... and much more

#ICYMI In Case You Missed It | Q1 2018

Our quarterly bulletin ICYMI (in case you missed it) cuts through the noise to bring substantive thought leadership that will make a difference to employers and employees. This round-up of the top recently published editorial and thought leadership content from Generali UK, covers a variety of ...

EmpLaw Newsletter April 2018

Dismissal of pregnant employee, Expectation to work long hours, Redundancy bumping, Sexual harassment at work ... and much more

Alcohol use and the link between financial, physical & mental wellbeing

This article will focus on alcohol use. We’ll investigate the way in which the financial, physical and psychological can and do interact, and look at the knock-on effect for employers.

EmpLaw Newsletter March 2018

Knowledge of disability, Modern working practices review, Dismissal before a TUPE transfer .. and much more

Why Work Related Stress could be the thing that unifies HR and Risk

Both HR and Risk share a common goal: namely to mitigate Work-Related Stress (WRS). For HR, it’s a Duty of Care responsibility and, as part of this, an absence and retention issue. For Risk, it’s an employers’ liability (EL) claims issue. For the overall employer, it’s the potential damage to ...

The biggest benefit of health apps and virtual GPs

The doctor will see you now…not in two weeks’ time. One of the biggest advantages of the real-time world afforded by technology is the growing market for health apps and virtual GP services.

EmpLaw Newsletter Feb 2018

Refusing to work in protest, surveilance sameras at work, data protection, whistleblowing . . and much more

Generali UK partners with VSP Vision Care to help more employers fund essential disease prevention services

Generali UK and global vision benefits leader VSP® Vision Care today announce their intent to help make essential Duty of Care and disease prevention services accessible to more employees, thanks to the insurer’s Wellbeing Investment Matching initiative.

Menopause: five top tips to support employees

The menopause is still seen as a highly private issue. Discussing it with a line manager is likely to fill women with dread. Line managers, unless they’ve experienced the menopause first hand, won’t have much understanding.

The menopause & the Equality Act: why it pays to provide support

Stigma in the workplace isn’t just associated with mental health. Menopause is not that far behind in the stigma stakes – and arguably closely linked, considering it can lead to anxiety and depression in some - but unlikely to receive the same kind of media and government attention as mental ...

EmpLaw Newsletter Jan 2018

Failure to Auto-Enrol into pension, false reason for dismissal, data breaches, Free movement rights, and much more . . .