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Employment law topics and guides


The LGA Employment Relations Unit (ERU) has developed summaries on selected employment law topics for HR managers. They provide guidance that is specifically designed for local authorities. 

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  • Adoption leave and pay
  • Age discrimination
  • Annual leave calculation

  • Career breaks guide

  • Dispute resolution: The Acas Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance

  • Equal pay law guide

  • Fit notes
  • Fixed-term employees discrimination

  • Industrial action e-guide
  • Information and consultation of employees

  • Managing employees in adverse weather conditions
  • Maternity and paternity leave and pay
  • Military reservists
  • Modification order
  • Multiple contracts law guide

  • Part-time workers and public holidays guide
  • Political restrictions on local government employees
  • Public sector equality duty

  • Redundancy guide
  • Requesting time to train

  • Secondments law guide
  • Shared parental leave

  • TUPE guide

  • Variation of contracts guide

  • Whistleblowing
  • Work and families
  • Work-life policies
 

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Employment law presentations

Employment relations FAQs

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