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HR & payroll, done properly

Practical, country-by-country guides on payroll, compliance and leave — and how to treat your people as capital to invest in, not headcount to manage. Written for HR leaders at growing companies across the UK, Ireland, USA, UAE, India and Australia.

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People Management UK

Business transfers and protected employees in the United Kingdom

When a business or part of a business transfers to a new owner in the UK, the employees who work in it transfer automatically on their existing terms and conditions. The Transfer of Undertakings Regu

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People Management USA

Business transfers and protected employees in the United States

When a business changes hands in the United States, there is no single federal statute that automatically transfers employees or preserves their existing terms and conditions — unlike in the EU, where

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People Management Australia

Business transfers and protected employees in Australia

When a business transfer occurs in Australia, some employees automatically carry their entitlements — and in some cases their employment itself — across to the new employer. Whether those protections

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People Management UAE

Business transfers and protected employees in the United Arab Emirates

When a business transfers to a new owner in the UAE, employees do not automatically lose their jobs or accumulated entitlements — but the rules depend on how the transfer is structured and what the pa

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People Management Ireland

Business transfers and protected employees in Ireland

When a business or part of a business changes hands in Ireland, employees assigned to that business automatically transfer to the new owner on their existing terms and conditions. This protection come

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ERA 2025 Global

ERA 2025: Paternity Leave Changes — What Employers Need to Know

ERA 2025 makes paternity leave a day one right and allows it to be taken in flexible blocks across the first year. Employer guide.

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People Management India

Collective consultation duties in India

Collective consultation is not a single statutory procedure in India the way it is in the UK or EU — instead, the obligation to consult workers collectively is spread across several labour laws, each

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People Management UK

Collective consultation duties in the United Kingdom

Collective consultation duties in the UK apply when an employer proposes to make 20 or more employees redundant at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less. In those circumstances, the law

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People Management USA

Collective consultation duties in the United States

Collective consultation duties in the United States work very differently from those in the UK or EU. There is no general statutory obligation to consult employee representatives before making busines

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People Management Australia

Collective consultation duties in Australia

Collective consultation duties in Australia are less prescriptive than in many comparable countries, but they are real obligations with real consequences. When a business is planning redundancies or m

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People Management UAE

Collective consultation duties in the United Arab Emirates

When an employer in the UAE needs to make redundancies or restructure, there is no statutory collective consultation process equivalent to those found in the UK or EU — but that does not mean you can

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People Management Ireland

Collective consultation duties in Ireland

Collective consultation is a legal obligation that applies when an employer proposes to make 20 or more employees redundant within a 30-day period. It requires a structured process — including mandato

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