25 March, 2015
24 March, 2015
New report finds that employers, health and social care services, central, national and local government and local voluntary and charity organisations all have a role to play in improving public understanding of caring and disability and raise awareness of carers in the workplace.
24 March, 2015
Programme, that will go live on 1 September 2015, will target those disabled people who need the most support to enter work or undertake work-related courses and activities.
23 March, 2015
In written statement to parliament yesterday, Business Minister says that new arrangement will allow for a 'one-stop shop' service for employers and employees who will be able to contact Acas for free and confidential advice on all employment rights and workplace issues.
23 March, 2015
Views sought on understanding of the current requirements, their purpose and benefits; factors that facilitate or inhibit effective consultation; and ensuring timely notification and effective consultation'
23 March, 2015
New statutory rule amends the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 to give full effect in Northern Ireland to Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation.
23 March, 2015
20 March, 2015
Guidance is aimed at prescribed persons - i.e. people and bodies you can blow the whistle to rather than your employer - and includes information and advice on their role as a prescribed person and on how to handle disclosures.
20 March, 2015
Documents are designed to help employers understand the law relating to whistleblowing; put in place a whistleblowing policy; and recognise the benefits that whistleblowing can bring to an organisation.
20 March, 2015
New regulations issued in Northern Ireland that deal with eligibility, applications, breaches of procedure and compensation in relation to statutory applications for contract variation to allow flexible working under the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.
20 March, 2015
New regulations issued in Northern Ireland that remove the limitation on parental leave so that it may be taken at any time before a child’s eighteenth birthday; and amend the right to return after maternity and parent leave to reflect the introduction of shared parental leave by the Shared Parental Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015.
20 March, 2015
[2015] EWHC 525 (QB)
20 March, 2015
New statutory rules
19 March, 2015
Analysis of helpline calls also finds that many agency workers are afraid of asserting their statutory rights due to believing that there's an imbalance of power in the employment relationship.
19 March, 2015
[2015] EWCA Civ 209
18 March, 2015
In Budget 2015, Chancellor also announces plan to consult on reforming Class 4 contributions by introducing a new 'contributory benefit test'. (Paragraph 2.74)
18 March, 2015
[2015] UKSC 17
18 March, 2015
[2015] EWCA Civ 212
17 March, 2015
Increases from 1 October 2015 include that adult rate will rise by 20 pence from £6.50 to £6.70 per hour, as recommended by the Low Pay Commission in March this year.
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