18 January, 2013
17 January, 2013
Government accepts many of the recommendations made and announces measures to support people with health conditions both stay in and return to work.
17 January, 2013
R3, Jobcentre Plus and the Insolvency Service release report which shows that over 100,000 people have been helped by a public sector and private partnership designed to provide ‘early warning’ of pending redundancies.
17 January, 2013
Deputy Prime Minister calls on businesses across the country to bid for a share of the funding to create new jobs and attract private investment.
10 January, 2013
New programme would provide training to young people aged 16 to 24 to give them the confidence, skills and experience to compete in the labour market with more experienced adults.
8 January, 2013
Government publishes Mid-Term Review with measures including supporting the Dilnot Commission's principles and continued support for the National Minimum Wage.
8 January, 2013
2 January, 2013
Department for Business Innovation and Skills announces that graduate and post-graduate level apprenticeships will soon be available in subjects including law, accountancy and advanced engineering.
19 December, 2012
New regulations enable persons working under apprenticeship agreements to be entitled to the same national minimum wage rate as those employed under contracts of apprenticeship.
18 December, 2012
Employment Relations Minister, Jo Swinson announces plans to update employment legislation from 6 April 2013.
14 December, 2012
Department for Communities and Local Government publishes statistics that show that on average, income deprivation rates fell between 1999 and 2008, but increased between 2008 and 2009.
13 December, 2012
New Joseph Rowntree Foundation report shows no evidence of values, attitudes and behaviours discouraging employment and encouraging welfare dependency.
12 December, 2012
New Office for National Statistics figures show that the unemployment rate has decreased to 7.8 per cent of population.
12 December, 2012
Issue 138 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
6 December, 2012
New statutory instrument increases the limits (maximum or minimum), applying to certain awards of employment tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation
5 December, 2012
Government publishes Autumn Statement with measures including increasing the size of the Employer Ownership Pilot, taking it to £340 million overall; launching consultation on TUPE regulations; and publishing response to consultation on income threshold for social housing.
29 November, 2012
The Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council publishes response that broadly welcomes the outcome of the review which has resulted a set of new procedures which are written in much simpler language.
28 November, 2012
New Office for National Statistics report shows that the number of people in work wanting more hours has increased by 1 million since 2008.
28 November, 2012
Department for Business Innovation and Skills publishes independent report that calls on the government to improve the quality of apprenticeships and make them more focused on the needs of employers.
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