22 May, 2015
21 May, 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron, in his speech today on immigration, also announces that wages paid to illegal immigrants will be seized as proceeds of crime.
12 May, 2015
In addition, Anna Soubry appointed as Minister for Business and Enterprise whilst Nick Boles re-appointed as Minister for Skills and Equalities with additional responsibility for trade union and employment law.
23 April, 2015
New report from the Working Families free legal advice service helpline also highlights that in the months immediately following the introduction of fees for employment tribunals, claims for unfair dismissal fell by 65 per cent, and claims for sex or pregnancy discrimination fell by 80 per cent.
17 April, 2015
New report form the TUC - Living on the Margins - shows that the number of black and Asian workers in low-paid jobs increased by 12.7 per cent between 2011 and 2014 compared to a rise of 1.8 per cent rise for white workers, and the number of black and Asian employees doing agency jobs increased by 38 per cent compared to a 16 per cent rise for white workers over the same period.
14 April, 2015
Key pledges include give working parents of three and four year-olds 30 hours of free childcare a week.
13 April, 2015
7 April, 2015
Department of Business Innovation and Skills highlights that eligible couples whose child is due on or after 5 April 2015 can share up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of pay in the first year of their child’s life.
31 March, 2015
New report finds that many employers do not deal with mental health issues and that this may lead to many people losing their job and failing to find new work as a result of the stigma associated with mental health issues.
30 March, 2015
New report finds that irregular hours from flexible work and zero hour contracts leave some workers anxiously facing eviction, afraid to speak out about their employment rights for fear of losing their work, or with debts piling up.
27 March, 2015
New regulations that modify certain provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996 concerning redundancy payments to individuals employed by local authorities or certain other bodies, to provide that an individual’s service with a succession of employers is treated as continuous for the purpose of determining issues relating to redundancy payments.
27 March, 2015
Acas Helpline Evaluation report finds that a further 42 per cent of calls concern 'discipline, dismissal and grievance'.
27 March, 2015
New report from Citizens Advice Scotland finds that fees are deterring clients from fighting for their rights meaning rogue bosses are more likely to 'get away with it'.
25 March, 2015
New statutory rule increases, from 22nd March 2015, the limits applying to certain awards of industrial tribunals, the Fair Employment Tribunal or Labour Relations Agency statutory arbitration, and other amounts payable under employment legislation, as specified in the Schedule to the Order.
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.
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