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Coronavirus Pandemic – Planning for 2021

This note takes stock of the current pandemic landscape, provides a reminder of some of the key points from our 2020 employment guidance and considers what agency employers can do to plan for 2021.

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    7 January 2021

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New Acas guidance on age discrimination for employers

This note: highlights the key points in Acas’ guidance; explains the law on workplace age discrimination; and provides practical steps for the prevention of age discrimination in agency workplaces.

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    13 February 2019

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Employment Guidelines: Guidance on Code of Best Practice for Dignity at Work

These guidelines form part of the IPA’s Code of Best Practice on Dignity at Work. They accompany the template Dignity at Work/Anti-harassment and Bullying policy linked below under...

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    18 May 2018

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Employment & Production Policy Guidance Note: Production and Equalities Issues

This note considers equal opportunities issues that IPA members must be aware of during any production process. This is so that they, their clients and any contractors used; do not fall foul of...

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    5 February 2018

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Employment Guidance Note: A Pocket Guide to Redundancies

These guidelines are intended as a practical, best practice guide to handling redundancy situations. They were originally prepared in 2009 by the IPA’s People Management Group (PMG). The guidelines...

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    22 November 2017

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Employment Guidance Note and Update: TUPE Ten Years On: Tamed or still testing?

This guidance note comments on the state of play since the implementation of the controversial 2006 Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations. Are agencies getting on with it...

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    17 June 2016

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Employment Guidance Note: An Age-Old Problem: Discrimination in Job Ads

These guidelines refer to a BBC Business news article illustrating how some employers, jobmatch websites and employment agencies are publishing adverts about jobs using terms that potentially...

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    19 January 2015

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Employment Guidance Note: Shared Parental Leave - A Summary of the New Regulations

The final version of the regulations governing shared parental leave (SPL) came into force on 1st December 2014 and will apply to couples expecting or adopting a child on or after 5th April 2015....

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    7 January 2015

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Employment Guidance Note: A Christmas Party Survival Guide for Agency Employers

The festive season is well under way. In order to ensure that the festivities do not leave a hangover of employment liabilities for 2015, employers should be aware of certain Christmas HR issues....

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    11 December 2014

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Employment Guidance Note: Flexible Working

Following the extension of the right to request flexible working to all eligible employees on 30th June 2014, this guidance note sets out: the key changes to the right to request process; who is...

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    13 August 2014

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Employment Guidance Note: Handling Redundancy (Updated April 2014)

The law relating to the handling of redundancy situations is complex and it is the intention of this guidance note to address the principal misunderstandings that may occur. Updated April 2014.

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    23 April 2014

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Employment Guidance Note: Interns: To Pay or not to Pay (Update March 2014)

The issue of pay for interns has been under the spotlight again after a series of recently issued Regulations, guidance notes and policies. Staff responsible for recruiting interns or arranging...

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    21 March 2014

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Employment Guidance Note: Government responds to its Consultation on TUPE

Following on from its Consultation on proposed changes to TUPE that closed in April 2013, the Government published its response on 5th September. This guidance note explains: the result; what the...

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    23 September 2013

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Employment Guidelines: Interns and the National Minimum Wage

Juliet Bawtree, the IPA Employment Lawyer, is today (1st November) advising agencies on their obligations towards interns and, in particular, whether or not they should be paid the National Minimum...

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    1 November 2011

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Employment Guidelines: The impact of social media on employers and employees in and out of the workplace

Juliet Bawtree, the IPA Employment Lawyer, reports on the impact of two recent employment tribunal decisions for social media use in and out of the workplace and in particular, on an employer's...

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    23 June 2011

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Employment Legislation - What is in and what is out?

This legal guidance note advises IPA members on need to know new employment/HR regulations brought into force from April 2011. It explains the key provisions and their implications for employers....

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    18 April 2011

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Employment Guidance Note: The Equality Act 2010

This legal guidance note summarises the key implications of the Equality Act for employers and recommended practical steps that they should take to comply with it.

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    12 October 2010

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Employment Guidelines: How to run an appraisal interview

Employment Guidelines on running appraisal interviews including the four main reasons for carrying out appraisals

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    25 February 2008

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Employment Guidelines: How to manage induction

Employment Guidelines on how to manage induction - a key part of the recruitment process

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    25 February 2008

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Employment Guidelines: Increase in Holiday Entitlement

The Work and Families Act 2006 gave the Government the power to extend workers' minimum statutory annual leave entitlement from four to 5.6 weeks. This power will be exercised by means of the...

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    20 February 2008