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ACAS disciplinary and grievance procedures code revised
Latest version covers right to be accompanied at hearings

Auto-enrolment alert as first fines issued
Next staging date expected before 1 April

Fit for Work Service goes live
Three health boards covered; further rollout soon

Further parental leave rights coming
Eighteen weeks, up to age 18, from 5 April

Zero hours contracts: what rights?
Employers should be aware that some protections apply

ACAS publishes guidance on holiday pay
Checklist issued following rulings on entitlement

New return to work advisory service
Aim to facilitate return to work after four weeks' absence

Legal expenses insurance: check for it
Mardner v Gardner illustrates why you should

1 October: the latest changes
A roundup of legislation in force from 1 October 2014

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill making progress
Provisions cover whistleblowing, tribunals, zero hours and minimum wage

Acas dress code: help for employers
Guidance on dress codes, tattoos and body piercings will help avoid claims

Letter: measure of equality
Comment on the feature on the Society's recent equality and diversity survey

Boardroom pay battle
Public interest requires facing up to the challenge to find a control

Discrimination: bad for business
Society will lead in tackling negative perceptions of the profession by ethnic minority solicitors

The joke's over
Time to bring a dose of realism to health and safety issues

Guarantee Fund: a reply
Convener assures solicitors that the fund is not vulnerable to a catastrophic claim