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27 May, 2014

Pilot of employment support for 16 -17 year old NEETS from jobcentre coaches begins today

'Jobcentre work coaches have a huge amount of expertise, experience and local labour market knowledge, and we want to use that to help young people get their foot in the door to the career they want', says Employment Minister

23 May, 2014

New Act provides for landlords to be required to check the immigration status of their tenants

Immigration Act 2014, which received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014, also contains measures designed to 'ensure a more robust response to rogue employers who exploit illegal labour'.

19 May, 2014

Labour Party would link national minimum wage to average earnings

BBC reports that party will announce an exact figure, covering the years 2015 to 2020, nearer next year's general election.

16 May, 2014

High court dimisses judicial review request challenging cap on compensation for unfair dismissal

Employment firm Compromise Agreements, who sought the review, are considering appealing decision.

15 May, 2014

Government considering giving workers on zero hours contracts right to ask for fixed contracts

However, according to BBC report, Vince Cable also told Resolution Foundation that Labour proposal to give automatic right to fixed contract after a year was not 'wise',

13 May, 2014

Equality and Human Rights Commission intervenes in case about rights of carer at work

Commission to tell Court of Appeal today that employers should, as far as is reasonable, make adjustments to support members of staff who are caring for disabled family members.

9 May, 2014

Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) (Codes of Practice and Amendment) Order 2014

New statutory instrument amends the provisions of the civil penalty scheme for employers of illegal workers.

6 May, 2014

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer of Staff to the DWP) Regulations 2014

New statutory instrument concerns the transfer of employees of relevant authorities or employees of their contracted supplier, who are deemed assigned to the work/activities which are transferring to DWP as a result of the Single Fraud Investigation Service.

6 May, 2014

Home Office publishes draft code of practice on preventing illegal working

New document, which also contains guidelines on avoiding unlawful discrimination during recruitment, updates codes issued in February 2008.

2 May, 2014

New Act of Sederunt issued in consequence of amendments made to insolvency rules in Scotland

New Act amends Chapter 74 of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Company Insolvency Rules) 1986 in consequence of the amendments made to the Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 1986 by the Insolvency (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2014.

1 May, 2014

Crisis welcomes Labour Party proposal for longer tenancies

CEO of Crisis highlights recent research that shows the damage done to tenants on short contracts who face being thrown out when they request repairs or their landlord wants to put the rent up.

30 April, 2014

‘Rewarding work for low-paid employees’

New Joseph Rowntree Foundation report examines how human resources and development practices could help tackle in-work poverty, and assesses the business case for their adoption.

30 April, 2014

Zero hours workers more likely to be underemployed and without union membership than other staff

Resolution Foundations analysis of Labour Force Survey published in March also finds that likelihood of being on zero hours contract higher for youngest age group, with half aged under 30.

30 April, 2014

1.4m employees on zero hours contracts, says Office for National Statistics

Official estimate based on survey of 5,000 businesses for period January to February 2014, in contrast to estimate of 583,000 from Labour Force Survey for October to December 2013.

29 April, 2014

In the last year 220,000 more disabled people fell out of work than found a new job

New report from Scope finds that almost half the disabled people surveyed said that flexible working time and practices could have helped them stay in work.

25 April, 2014

Equality and Human Rights Commission welcomes settlement in equal pay case for men

University of Wales, Trinity St David agrees to pay compensation of around £500,000 to 23 male workers who were paid less than their female counterparts.

14 April, 2014

Scottish Affairs Committee publishes report on zero hours contracts

New report finds that 'in the majority of cases, zero hours contracts need not and should not be used at all'.

9 April, 2014

Four in five workers on zero-hours contracts paid less than average hourly pay, reports TUC

The TUC also reports that around one in three workers on zero-hour contracts work less than 16 hours per week, and around two in five have no usual amount of weekly pay making budgeting and organising childcare difficult.

8 April, 2014

Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2014

New statutory instrument provides further detail of of the change to the levels of payments that eligible applicants will receive from the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme.