4 March, 2015
3 March, 2015
New statutory instrument makes amendments to clarify the fee payable for an employer’s contract claim and to reflect the fact that the term 'default judgment', used to describe the disposal of undefended claims, has been replaced by 'rule 21 judgment' - a definition of that term is also inserted.
2 March, 2015
27 February, 2015
In force from 31 March 2015, new regulations provide for an increase in the level of payments made under the scheme for each age category by an average of around £30,000.
25 February, 2015
Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb says, 'We know the 100 care companies being investigated are just the tip of the iceberg in the care sector and are absolutely committed to getting back the wages people have worked so hard for.'
25 February, 2015
Commenting on the figures from the Office for National Statistics, the TUC quoted research that shows zero-hours workers earn £300 a week less, on average, than staff on permanent contracts, two in five zero-hours workers are paid less than £111 a week and do not qualify for statutory sick pay, and short-term and insecure working patterns mean many zero-hours workers do not work continuously with one employer for two years and miss out on employment rights.
23 February, 2015
23 February, 2015
Analysis of House of Commons Library figures shows that nationally one in five jobs pays under the living wage but in some parliamentary constituencies this rises to more than half, with the numbers even greater for women.
23 February, 2015
19 February, 2015
[2015] EWHC 376 (QB)
18 February, 2015
[2015] EWCA Civ 94
17 February, 2015
New edition of DWP's Stakeholder Bulletin advises that GPs in Sheffield now able to refer patients to telephone occupational health advice service, with service to be expanded across the country from Spring 2015.
16 February, 2015
New analysis finds that, if earnings growth had been in line with the 2010 Office for Budge Responsibility forecast, income tax and national insurance receipts this year would total £308.4bn, but the Treasury is now expected to collect just £275bn.
16 February, 2015
13 February, 2015
New regulations issued that, from 6 April 2015, increase the limits (maximum or minimum) applying to certain awards of employment tribunals and other amounts payable under employment legislation as specified in the Schedule to the Order.
13 February, 2015
[2015] EWCA Civ 75
12 February, 2015
New report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, highlights that employers in some parts of the country are almost twice as likely to offer work experience as their counterparts in other areas, and that one in five say that nothing could persuade them to offer work experience.
10 February, 2015
Under changes to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme, compensation will rise to match 100 per cent of average civil claims, up from the current 80 per cent - which could mean an increase of up to £54,000 a person.
9 February, 2015
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