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7 March, 2013

2.3m people have given up work to care, says Carer’s UK

Results of new survey also show that just over 1 in 5 adults have seen work negatively impacted as a result of caring duties.

6 March, 2013

Employment law update

Issue 143 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

25 February, 2013

Consultation on the administration of shared parental leave and pay

Department for Communities and local Government publishes consultation that sets out proposals for how shared parental leave and pay will work in practice.

20 February, 2013

UK unemployment decreases by 14,000

New Office for National Statistics figures show that the unemployment rate has decreased to 2.5 million people.

19 February, 2013

Employment Law Update

Issue 142 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

18 February, 2013

New guidance on managing religion or belief in the workplace

Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes new guidance to help employers and employees deal with the expression of religion or belief at work and avoid conflict and costly court cases.

15 February, 2013

Parental Leave (EU Directive) Regulations 2013

New regulations increase the amount of unpaid parental leave from 13 weeks to 18 weeks and extend the right to request flexible working to employed agency workers who are returning from parental leave.

15 February, 2013

Law to change on qualifying period for claim for unfair dismissal in relation to political beliefs

Announcement by Department for Business, Innovation and Skills following European Court Of Human Rights ruling in Redfearn V United Kingdom.

15 February, 2013

General Secretary of Construction Union calls on government to tackle false self-employment

Politics Home article highlights loss to workers of holiday, sick pay and pension payments and negative effect on numbers in apprenticeship.

13 February, 2013

New regulations in relation to parental leave in Northern Ireland

New statutory rules published in relation to parental leave.

11 February, 2013

Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

New statutory rule increases, from 10th February 2013, the limits applying to certain awards of industrial tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation.

6 February, 2013

Government introduces shared parental leave and extension of flexible working to all employees

New Children and Families Bill includes measures for a more equal system which allows both parents to share maternity leave.

5 February, 2013

Employment Law Update

Issue 141 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

4 February, 2013

Final government evidence to the Low Pay Commission 2012

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills publishes evidence to the Low Pay Commission to help monitor, evaluate and review the national minimum wage and its impact, and reviews the labour market position of young people, including apprenticeships and benefit reform.

4 February, 2013

Personalised local approaches most effective in reducing youth unemployment

New research by the Local Government Association shows that a new local approach to tackling long-term youth unemployment could see the number of young people out of work cut by 20 per cent in three years.

24 January, 2013

The 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Study

Department for Business Innovation and skills publishes survey of employment relations that collected data from a representative sample of 2,680 British workplaces.

23 January, 2013

Unemployment falls again as employment rises for over a year

DWP reports on Office for National Statistics figures that show that unemployment has fallen below 2.5 million and is now lower than in Spring 2010.

23 January, 2013

Employment Law Update

Issue 140 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

21 January, 2013

Up to 4 million low paid workers could be helped by ‘living wage cities’

New report published by the Resolution Foundation and IPPR suggests that government should help small and medium firms to pay their workers a living wage by committing public savings to cities which take the lead in tackling low pay.