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		<title>Employment Law Update July 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE OF WORKING TIME REGULATIONS The 1998 Working Time Regulations were introduced for health and safety reasons. This update looks at the most significant case law relating to one important provision &#8211; paid holiday entitlement.
SWAP SHOP The Disability Discrimination Act gives examples of &#8220;steps&#8221; that employers can take to comply with the duty to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heptonstalls.co.uk/employment-law-update-july-2010/</link>
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		<title>Employment Law Update June 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK As employers, you have a general duty under the common law to look after your employees in the workplace. We provide an overview of the most important pieces of legislation that you should know about.
MAJOR OR MINOR In cases of minor misconduct, employers sometimes make use of policies aimed at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heptonstalls.co.uk/employment-law-update-june-2010/</link>
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		<title>Employment Law Update May 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION We provide an overview of some of the more important cases that have been decided since the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 came into force.
UNILATERAL CHANGES Under contract law, employers cannot usually change the terms of a contract unilaterally, but we look at a case in which the court accepted that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heptonstalls.co.uk/employment-law-update-may-2010/</link>
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		<title>Employment Law Update April 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DISCIPLINARIES AND GRIEVANCES A year on from the introduction of new dispute regulation rules, it is a good time to ask if the new system has made any difference and to look at the approach that employers should now be taking.
HOLIDAY NOTICE We look at a case in which the court said that, although workers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heptonstalls.co.uk/employment-law-update-april-2010/</link>
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		<title>Employment Law Update &#8211; March 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FORTHCOMING LEGISLATION In general, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills introduces legislative changes twice a year ? April and October. We provide an overview of the main changes effective for the next six months from April 2010.
IT&#8217;S CRIMINAL We look at a case in which the Court has said that the 1997 Protection from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heptonstalls.co.uk/employment-law-update-march-2010/</link>
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		<title>Employment Law Update &#8211; January 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EMPLOYING FOREIGN WORKERS If you want to employ people from outside the UK, you have to first ensure that they are allowed to work here. We provide an overview of the rules governing the employment of foreign workers.
LONG SERVICE Employers do not have to justify a difference in pay between men and women if it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heptonstalls.co.uk/employment-law-update-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>Employment Law Update &#8211; December 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES Current figures show that mental health problems cost UK organisations a small fortune every year. We provide an overview of employers? obligations and some of the steps they can take to protect themselves.
HOLIDAY BLUES European law gives workers the right to four weeks? paid annual leave. Although member states can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heptonstalls.co.uk/employment-law-update-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>Employment Law Update &#8211; November 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BLOWING THE WHISTLE There are a number of circumstances in which workers can legitimately blow the whistle on malpractice at work. We provide an overview of the legislation governing this area.
REPUTATION AT STAKE Employees can be dismissed for doing something that impacts on the reputation of their employer. We look at a case which said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heptonstalls.co.uk/employment-law-update-november-2009/</link>
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		<title>Care Proceedings &#8211; The Facts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The thought of someone taking your children away is frightening and distressing for anyone, even if the people involved are doing it because they think it is best for the children.
Taking children away should be the last step the council takes to make sure they are safe and well cared for.  If the council is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heptonstalls.co.uk/care-proceedings-the-facts/</link>
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		<title>Client Testimonials</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comments from clients of our Accident and Personal Injury Department:
“The service we received from Heptonstalls was excellent from all concerned. Staff dealt with us in a considerate manner and helped to put us at ease during a very traumatic time. We were helped all the way through our case and staff kept us up to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heptonstalls.co.uk/client-testimonials/</link>
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