
Question by I’m gonna start another riot: What do you think CEOs to push legal status for undocumented immigrants? NEW YORK — Chief executives of several major corporations, including Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, Disney and News Corp., are joining Mayor Michael Bloomberg to form a coalition advocating for immigration change — including a path to legal status [...]

Since 2004 the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has been running an Anti-Racist Workplace Week initiative which I have covered in this column several times. Related Stories Equality Act Advice Week Family Friendly Rights Working with Display Screen Equipment Sexual Orientation Discrimination View full post on Belfasttelegraph.co.uk – Employment Issues RSS Feed

Times are hard. The economy is sluggish. People are losing jobs all across the globe. The ones that do get jobs, find it hard to keep them. In such a situation what does any person do? Most people go online and turn to employment job listings. There are many job portals sprouting up online. But [...]

Life begins at 50, it would seem, after figures from Age UK and The Age Employment Network uncovered a boom in apprenticeships in one’s golden years. Related Stories Counselling service for employees Tories and Lib Dems split over workers’ rights Pension reform takes centre stage at MLA debate View full post on Belfasttelegraph.co.uk – Employment [...]

The pensions debate continues today as older people gather at Stormont to discuss the recent reforms and seek assurances over services. Related Stories Counselling service for employees Tories and Lib Dems split over workers’ rights Fiftysomethings are not shy and retiring types View full post on Belfasttelegraph.co.uk – Employment Issues RSS Feed

Its that time of year again when I take a break from writing about employment issues and instead tell you a bit more about the work of CAB and to ask for your help if you have some time to spare! Related Stories Tax Error Letters Tax error letters: what are your options? Retirement Age [...]

Over the next few weeks some people who pay tax through PAYE will receive notification from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that they have either underpaid or overpaid tax for the last two years. Related Stories Sickness Absence and Pay Use of e-mail and the internet at work Payment of Wages Right to be Accompanied [...]

All workers have a statutory right to be accompanied at a grievance or disciplinary hearing by a fellow worker or trade union official. Related Stories Discrimination on grounds of religious belief and/or political opinion Sickness Absence and Pay Use of e-mail and the internet at work Payment of Wages Tax Error Letters View full post [...]

Over the next few weeks some people who pay tax through PAYE will receive notification from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that they have either underpaid or overpaid tax for the last two years. Related Stories Discrimination on grounds of religious belief and/or political opinion Sickness Absence and Pay Use of e-mail and the internet [...]

Unless you want to see your status change to "Just Got Sacked!", it’s probably best to keep your work life and your social networking apart. View full post on Belfasttelegraph.co.uk – Employment Issues RSS Feed