Employment Act legislation - the latest views on flexible working, equal pay and more...

April 14, 2003

Employment Act legislation – the latest views on flexible working, equal pay and more…

Over the last few weeks, HR Zone has been reporting on some of the key issues resulting from the implementation of the new legislation around the Employment Act 2002. Here, we present a round-up of recently posted items on this subject – and look at some of the questions being posted by members on related topics.

Mercer Human Resource Consulting report that equal pay legislation ‘may challenge workplace taboos’. Read the full story…

A new survey from Croner suggests that employers are likely to think twice when recruiting women as a result of the changes to flexible working legislation. Read the full story…

A featured article from Philip Hutchinson, Head of Reward Consulting at Jardine Lloyd Thompson Benefit Solutions examines the trend towards providing more flexible benefits options for employees, and looks at the types of options being offered. Read the full story…

The latest Employers’ Briefing from Mazars provides an update to the raft of new employment law regulations coming into force in 2003. Read the full story…

Legal firm Linklaters and charity Parents at Work release a survey which finds flexible working legislation will make things more complicated, according to employers. Read the full story…

Employment law expert Nichola Evans has put together a useful guide to the main changes to the legislation – read on to find out more and access some further information from the DTI… Read the full story…

Related Any Answers questions from members

Shaun Dunphy asks, “does anyone have any experience they would like to share of implementing flexible or multi-country benefits using PeopleSoft?” Respond to Shaun’s question

Sarah Day asks, “recent legislation has sparked discussions about flexible working for all staff, not just those with young children. Therefore, I would be interested to find out how other organisations have tackled the issue. How did you decide whether or not it would be beneficial to the business? What were the key concerns and how were they overcome? What types of flexible working do you offer and how is it managed?” Respond to Sarah’s question

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