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6 February, 2015

More than nine out of ten employers pay Acas mediated settlements to claimants without enforcement

New study finds that this compares to only 53 per cent of claimants receiving pay awards granted to them by employment tribunals without resorting to enforcement.

5 February, 2015

More should be done to promote fair employment, says Citizens Advice Scotland

New report recommends improvements to the Employment Tribunal system, strengthening the rights of zero hours contract ‘workers’, enforcing employment law and promoting fair employment including establishing an Employment Commission - a new statutory body to oversee the enforcement of employment law.

5 February, 2015

Stack v Ajar-Tec Ltd

[2015] EWCA Civ 46

4 February, 2015

Living Wage (Reporting) Bill 2014-2015 receives first reading in House of Commons

Bill - which was introduced to parliament on 3 February 2015 under the Ten Minute Rule - to require listed companies to report annually on the percentage of their staff paid below a Living Wage; and for connected purposes.

2 February, 2015

27 January, 2015

New ‘fit for work’ scheme to assess patients by telephone

Pulse magazine reports that new occupational health scheme will only offer face-to-face consultations with occupational therapists in a minority of cases, with the majority being dealt with over the phone or online.

26 January, 2015

22 January, 2015

Government publishes response to consultation on draft national minimum wage regulations

BIS says that response to consolidated regulations was generally positive and that 'we will consider the various suggestions raised by respondents and review the guidance in 2015'.

22 January, 2015

Public Accounts Committee publishes report on NEETs

Report finds that there are 148,000 NEETs in the UK and that too many of these 'simply disappear from all the relevant public systems'.

21 January, 2015

Broni & Ors v Ministry of Defence

[2015] EWHC 66 (QB)

20 January, 2015

Scottish Government encourages more employers to sign up to the living wage accreditation scheme

Scottish Business pledge to invite companies to commit to extending the living wage, involve their local communities and invest in youth training and employment, with offer of package of tailored support on skills, innovation and exports in return.

19 January, 2015

Vince Cable announces amendment to Acas code of practice

Secretary of State for Business lays amendment to reflect EAT judgment in Toal v GB Oils on the right of accompaniment to a grievance hearing.

19 January, 2015

13 January, 2015

88 per cent of parents of disabled children express strong desire to return to work

In new report, Working Families calls on next government to adopt a legal right to paid adjustment leave, to adopt a flexible by default approach to job design and recruitment in the public sector and to recruit a junior minister with specific responsibility for driving up the supply of suitable and affordable childcare for disabled children.

13 January, 2015

Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

New Act that makes provision about shared rights to leave from work and statutory pay in connection with caring for children, time off work to accompany to ante-natal appointments or to attend adoption appointments, and the right to request flexible working.

12 January, 2015

Conservative proposals will effectively end right to strike in public sector, says TUC

Proposed threshold for public sector strike ballots, announced on Friday evening, is a 'democratic outrage', says TUC General Secretary.

12 January, 2015

8 January, 2015

Enforcement of the minimum wage must be continuously improved, says TUC

Outlining a 10-point programme for continuous improvement, the TUC says that a minority of employers have developed a wide range of scams to avoid paying the minimum wage.

5 January, 2015