Employment

Government paying company to wake teenagers up in effort to get them back to work

BBC also reports that young people were driven to interviews and helped to turn up on time to jobs.

Childcare Commission calls for views on how to make childcare more affordable for working families

Commission especially interested in ways to improve the availability of provision before and after regular school hours and during school holidays.

£2.4m scheme for employers in Wales to employ ex-Remploy workers

Welsh Government to offer an Employer Support Grant for up to four years to encourage and support employers to offer employment in Wales to eligible disabled Remploy workers.

UK unemployment decreases by 65,000 to 2.58 million

New Office for National Statistics figures show that the unemployment rate has decreased to 8.1 per cent of population.

Leach v The Office of Communications (OFCOM)

[2012] EWCA Civ 959

Employment case law round up

Response to Charging Fees in Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal consultation

Ministry of Justice publishes response to consultation that proposed that those who use the system make a financial contribution.

EHRC and Acas publish new maternity rights and redundancy guide

New Equality and Human Rights Commission and Acas guide designed to help employers understand the rights of women who are pregnant or on maternity leave when facing redundancy.

Employment tribunals rules review published

Mr Justice Underhill today presented his findings from his review of the employment tribunal rules to the government.

Employment Law Update

Issue 130 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

Employment case law round up

Graham v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Jobcentre Plus)

[2012] EWCA Civ 903

Nuttall Review of employee ownership

Department for Business Innovation and Skills publishes review identifying barriers to employee ownership and making a number of recommendations as to how to reduce these barriers.

Government supports employee ownership

Deputy Prime Minister confirms that government will act on recommendations in Nuttall Review of Employee Ownership which include establishing an independent Institute for Employee Ownership.

Employment case law round up

Independent review into future of apprenticeships

Department for business Innovation and Skills publishes consultation which aims to identify best practice and ensure that apprenticeships meet the needs of the changing economy.

£5.3bn cost to economy in lost earnings due to people giving up work to care

Age UK and Carers UK warn that current care system needs urgent reform so that family carers don't find themselves unable to reconcile work and caring responsibilities due to poor state support.