14 January, 2016
13 January, 2016
Proposals to make licensing more flexible will lead to fewer workplace inspections, leaving workers more vulnerable to exploitation, says General Secretary
12 January, 2016
'Joining a trade union and peacefully picketing outside workplaces is a right not a privilege and restrictions have to be properly justified and proportionate', says EHRC Commissioner.
12 January, 2016
New document sets out measures that government will take to tackle exploitation including creation of labour market undertaking and enforcement order regime and reform of Gangmasters Licensing Authority to become the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority.
11 January, 2016
4 January, 2016
New report identifies workplace bullying, pay, new trade union bill and productivity as key workplace trends to look out for in coming year.
4 January, 2016
4 January, 2016
22 December, 2015
[2015] EWHC 3759 (QB)
22 December, 2015
Following a review and public consultation, the Scottish Government announced the continuation of the Board which has the power to set minimum pay rates, holiday entitlement and certain other conditions of service for agricultural workers in Scotland.
21 December, 2015
17 December, 2015
New regulations that add proceedings under regulation 3 of the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 to the list of 'relevant proceedings' in the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 for the purposes of early conciliation and other conciliation services provided by ACAS.
17 December, 2015
Written statement to parliament from Minister of State for Civil Justice Lord Faulks.
17 December, 2015
New statutory instrument transfers statutory functions relating to pensions guidance from the Treasury to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
17 December, 2015
New statutory instrument makes provision in relation to 27A(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 which provides that a provision in a zero hours contract which prohibits the worker from doing work under any other arrangement is unenforceable.
17 December, 2015
Draft budget for 2016/2017 also continues the No Compulsory Redundancy policy in the public sector.
16 December, 2015
10 December, 2015
New guidance sets out the importance of healthy workplaces and provides advice on how to handle specific issues such as smoking, obesity and stress.
10 December, 2015
New Ministry of Justice figures for July to September 2015 also show that there were 5,200 Employment Tribunal issue fees requested and, of these, 3,500 (67 per cent) cases had the full issue fee paid outright whilst 1,200 (23 per cent) cases were awarded either a full or partial issue fee remission.
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