4 February, 2015
27 January, 2015
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.
22 January, 2015
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
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'.
20 January, 2015
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
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.
13 January, 2015
13 January, 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
Proposed threshold for public sector strike ballots, announced on Friday evening, is a 'democratic outrage', says TUC General Secretary.
8 January, 2015
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.
23 December, 2014
Survey, which is open until 28 February 2015, seeks views on how and why carers can often feel lonely or isolated; how working carers can best be supported to minimise such isolation; and practical ways in which employers and other parties can help.
22 December, 2014
'Fees are pricing people out of basic workplace rights and a justice system that is supposed to protect them', says Chief Executive.
22 December, 2014
New statutory instrument creates requirement that employment agencies and employment businesses that wish to advertise such vacancies elsewhere in the EEA will also have to advertise them in English in Great Britain unless they believe, on reasonable grounds, that doing so would be disproportionate, with breach of requirement constituting criminal offence.
19 December, 2014
New impact assessment considers effect of government's proposed action to change the law on recovery of previous underpaid wages following the case of Fulton v Bear Scotland Ltd and Others which set out that payment for non-guaranteed overtime should be included in the calculation of holiday pay.
19 December, 2014
New regulations that establish a two year limitation on how far back in time workers’ employment tribunal claims for deduction from wages can go.
18 December, 2014
Changes to regulations, made in response to recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling, to apply to Employment Tribunal claims made on or after 1 July 2015.
17 December, 2014
UNISON has today been granted permission to appeal the High Court's decision turning down the union's second Judicial Review application over the government's decision to introduce employment tribunal fees.
17 December, 2014
In dismissing appeal brought by Unison, the High Court says that there is still insufficient evidence to show that fees are making it more difficult to bring cases to a tribunal.
15 December, 2014
Guardian reports that, in speech today, Ed Miliband to announce new measures to tackle migrant workers being paid less and offered worse terms and conditions than local workers.
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