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The perils of partying at Christmas…The HR issues – a Guide for Employers

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Yes, it’s getting to that time of year again. The count down has started and already the Supermarkets are stocking their shelves with wrapping paper, Quality Street, cranberry sauce, tin foil and indigestion tablets. Meanwhile, the furniture shops are guaranteeing delivery of your sofa in time for Christmas and we’re all excited by the new John Lewis advert!
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The menopause – it’s time employers took it seriously…….

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Over the last few years we have seen rafts of employment legislation around discrimination, diversity as well as disability and increasing moves to encourage fathers to take paternity leave. Last year we saw significant developments in case law around the subject of obesity and the notion that this could now fall under the Equality Act and the need for employers to make reasonable adjustments.

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