People Matter is a FREE monthly newsletter containing articles on employment law updates, HR issues, tales from around the world, and vital statistics for all employers.

To read February 2012's edition of People Matter please click here

In February's edition we explore:

• What's love got to do with it? Love and marriage was a prevalent factor in a recent employment tribunal.
• When is a cake not a cake? How an employee and employer came to blows over a muffin.
• Mediation - A new scheme for mediation training has for SME's has been announced by the Government.

January edition of People Matter please click here

In January's edition we explore:

• Auto-enrolment into employee pension schemes - Important dates for SME's.
• Working Relationships – What to do when an employee’s personal problems are brought into work.
• New Year, New Rises – New figures have been released with increases to statutory pay and more.

People Matter December 2011 please click here

In December's edition we explore:

• The Red Tape Challenge - Changes to the qualifying period for bringing a claim of unfair dismissal and proposals for 'protected conversations'
• Who owns the company twitter? Read more about how a company sued an employee over a twitter account
• Queen's Jubilee - Information and a checklist to prepare for the special additional bank holiday for the celebrations in 2012.

People Matter November 2011 please click here

In November's newsletter we explore:

• Unpaid overtime – Do you know how much unpaid overtime your employees are clocking up?
• Saving whose money? – Forward planning with redundancy management
• Time off at Christmas – Handy hints on how to manage requests