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21 April, 2011

Thousands of workers denied legal right to paid holiday

Citizens Advice report shows that the denial of paid holiday entitlement is widespread, especially among small employers in low-profitability sectors of the economy.

19 April, 2011

Unfair dismissal reforms will leave three million workers without rights

TUC submission to review of the employment tribunal system says that the government is seeking to speed up tribunal claims by restricting access to justice for low-paid vulnerable workers.

18 April, 2011

18 April, 2011

15 April, 2011

Employment Tribunals are failing employers and employees, says CBI

Response to government's Resolving Workplace Disputes consultation.

15 April, 2011

14 April, 2011

13 April, 2011

13 April, 2011

13 April, 2011

12 April, 2011

Government announces £450m investment for regional jobs and growth

Regional Growth Fund is expected to create and safeguard over 27,000 jobs in communities worst hit by the economic downturn.

12 April, 2011

8 April, 2011

Minimum wage increase provides a welcome pay boost for around 840,000 low-paid workers in the UK

TUC welcomes government plans to increase the National Minimum Wage from October.

7 April, 2011

National minimum wage to rise 2.5% to £6.08

Government accepts the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations for this year’s National Minimum Wage rates which come into effect on 1 October 2011.

6 April, 2011

4 April, 2011

1 April, 2011

Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) (Amendment) (Revocation) Regulations 2011

New regulations that revoke rules that were due to come into force on 6 April 2011 that would have extended the right to flexible working to parents of 17 year old children

1 April, 2011

Sex Discrimination Order 1976 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

New regulations that give full effect in Northern Ireland to Articles 2(1)(b) (indirect discrimination) and 17(1) (defence of rights) of Council Directive 2006/54/EC, for example to make clear that provisions cover both persons who are put at a disadvantage by a discriminatory provision and those who would be put at such a disadvantage.

1 April, 2011

Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

New regulations in Northern Ireland that revoke and amend existing provisions that except certain dismissals made on the basis of retirement from constituting direct age discrimination and unfair dismissal.