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19 September, 2012

National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2012

New regulations amend provisions of National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999, including to increase the principal rate of national minimum wage from £6.08 to £6.19.

19 September, 2012

Government publishes response to TUPE regulations consultation

Department for Business Innovation and Skills publication summarises responses to call for evidence on changing the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations to make the process of transferring staff to a new employer more efficient.

19 September, 2012

Government response to ‘no fault dismissal’ consultation

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills publishes response to call for evidence containing analysis of responses on the no fault dismissal proposal and the Acas code of discipline and grievance.

18 September, 2012

Employment Law Update

Issue 133 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

17 September, 2012

Employment Tribunal Rules - Review by Mr Justice Underhill

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills launches consultation that seeks views on recommendations in review published on 11 July 2012 of the rules of procedure for employment tribunals.

17 September, 2012

Ending the employment relationship - A consultation

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills publishes consultation that seeks views on ways to support the use of settlement agreements and changes to the compensatory award limit in unfair dismissal cases.

14 September, 2012

Government proposals to streamline employment law

Business Secretary Vince Cable announces measures to give firms more flexibility and confidence in managing their workforce which include proposals to reduce the cap on compensation for unfair dismissal claims.

12 September, 2012

Government welcomes fall in unemployment

Employment Minister Mark Hoban comments on new figures published by the Office for National Statistics that show private sector employment has risen by more than one million since May 2010.

11 September, 2012

Government to reject Beecroft no-fault dismissal proposals

Britain has very flexible labour markets, and we don't want to add to job insecurity, says Business Secretary.

7 September, 2012

Workless households for regions across the UK, 2011

Office for National Statistics publishes figures that show that between January and December 2011 Liverpool had the highest percentage of workless households with 31.6 per cent being workless.

4 September, 2012

Employment Law Update

Issue 132 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

4 September, 2012

More than one in ten UK workers ‘underemployed’

TUC analysis shows that 3.3 million people are working in part-time jobs because they can't find full-time employment, an increase of 42 per cent since 2008.

29 August, 2012

Support for small businesses recruiting apprentices

Department for Business Innovation and Skills publishes Holt Review of apprenticeships that aims to make apprenticeships simpler and more accessible for small and medium businesses.

29 August, 2012

Number of workless households down by 153,000 on previous year

New Office for National Statistics figures also show number of workless lone parent households falling by 2.2 per cent between 2011 and 2012.

21 August, 2012

Employment Law Update

Issue 131 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

20 August, 2012

Treasury considers creation of tax-free ‘mini-jobs’ to create employment

Idea modelled on scheme in Germany, whereby employees earn up to £314 without giving up any of their salary, and employers pay only a flat rate to cover pensions, social insurance and wage taxes, reports guardian.co.uk.

20 August, 2012

Employment tribunals and Equality Act 2010

Citizens Advice responds to Government Equalities Office consultation on removing employment tribunals’ power to make wider recommendations in discrimination cases; and the procedure for obtaining information.

15 August, 2012

Employment for those aged 16 to 64 rises by 0.4 per cent on the quarter

August 2012 Office for National Statistics labour market figures.

13 August, 2012

Two out of three older workers say they want to continue working up to or past pensionable age

New Resolution Foundation report argues that there is a strong desire for longer working lives and only one in four is currently saving enough to retire at State Pension Age.