IF there was ever a good time to be an expectant parent, this must be it. Parents whose new baby is due on or after 5 April this year will have much more flexibility over who looks after their child during its first year of life.
THE possibility a departing employee might seek to exploit highly confidential information when he resigns is a potential threat to many firmsbusinesses. After all, such “trade secrets” may be as valuable to a company as its physical assets, the theft of which would not be tolerated.
As employees return from the summer holidays, employers will not be pleased to hear that the holiday period is set to become more costly.
This April sees the introduction of a new ACAS early conciliation service, designed to nip employment tribunal claims in the bud.
