From the gender pay gap and long working hours to love contracts, there was plenty of Twitter chat this week. Here’s our round-up …
Which countries are slogging their guts out?
Interesting to see South Korea reducing its maximum working hours from 68 hours to 52 hours per week. #UKEmpLaw #WorkingTime #Karoshi https://t.co/eF221cRww7
Important day in @UKParliament for the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill. The objective is to give all parents statutory paid leave of at least 2 weeks to support them in their most difficult hours #ukemplaw #compassion #society #willquince https://t.co/xtYbrTvA7p
— Hine Legal (@HineLegal) May 11, 2018
— Kate Potts (@KatePotts01) May 9, 2018
Staff at Acas are staging a 24-hour strike today over “unmanageable” workloads. Leader of the PCS union says “it really has come to something when people who run a conciliation service can’t negotiate effectively with their own workforce.” #ukemplaw
— ClarionEmploymentDep (@ClarionEmpLaw) May 11, 2018
Changing men’s working behaviour is “crucial” to closing the #genderpaygap, according to a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research. https://t.co/sHwzPgGTRA #ukemplaw
— Lewis Silkin Employment (@EmploymentLS) May 11, 2018
This is really not good enough, especially given that the deadline was extended. #GenderPayGap
Important day in @UKParliament for the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill. The objective is to give all parents statutory paid leave of at least 2 weeks to support them in their most difficult hours #ukemplaw #compassion #society #willquince https://t.co/xtYbrTvA7p
— Hine Legal (@HineLegal) May 11, 2018
Hundreds of firms face action over non-disclosure – BBC News https://t.co/Ix958y05h5
— James Watkins (@JWatkinsLegal) May 10, 2018
#GigEconomy style working at Tesco? #ukemplaw #hr https://t.co/f2VcZIc1Js
— Rachel Farr (@rarfarr) May 9, 2018
Meet the employment lawyer: David Whincup – Employment https://t.co/dIlYfVOTkx https://t.co/krATT8GEGF via @empsolicitor #ukemplaw #HR
— Employment Solicitor (@empsolicitor) May 9, 2018
“love contracts” – a good or bad thing? Some thoughts from me in the Times today (behind a paywall – sorry!) #ukemplaw https://t.co/yqhCrxi6cp
— Beth Hale (@Bethmcp) May 10, 2018
In its latest annual survey on health & well-being at work, the @CIPD found that only a minority of employers offer training in how to manage someone with a disability #lelr #ukemplaw https://t.co/aBItKd5ZSS
— Thompsons Solicitors (@ThompsonsLaw) May 9, 2018
