16 May, 2012
16 May, 2012
Government Equalities Office consultation seeks views on government's proposal to repeal provisions in Equality Act 2010 which make employers liable for harassment of their employees by third parties over whom they do not have direct control.
16 May, 2012
New Government Equalities Office consultation seeks views on removing employment tribunals’ power to make wider recommendations in discrimination cases; and the procedure for obtaining information.
15 May, 2012
TUC analysis, ahead of unemployment figures published tomorrow, also shows that number of under-employed women has increased by 74 per cent, bringing the total number of people in involuntary part-time work to 1.38m.
15 May, 2012
New Joseph Rowntree Foundation report shows that some migrants are working under threatening and inhumane conditions for little or no pay, in parts of the food industry.
15 May, 2012
Skills Minister John Hayes announces that results from new Apprentice Learner Survey show that apprentices are getting promoted, improving their confidence and talking on more responsibility in the workplace.
14 May, 2012
9 May, 2012
New report says that types of jobs available and improvements in skill levels, combined with changes to tax and benefit systems, will tend to widen inequalities rather than reduce them.
9 May, 2012
Measures announced include draft Care and Support Bill, and Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill bringing changes to parental leave and reform of employment tribunals.
1 May, 2012
Issue 125 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
26 April, 2012
New Supreme Court judgment that considers whether, in the course of his employment, the appellant had suffered indirect discrimination on the ground of age.
18 April, 2012
New IPPR analysis predicts that the number of people out of work for more than a year will rise by 107,000 to a total of 962,000, the highest since 1995.
18 April, 2012
New Office for National Statistics figures show the first quarterly fall in unemployment since May 2011.
18 April, 2012
Issue 124 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
13 April, 2012
Ofsted best practice report for young people shows that those who complete work experience, course tasters or vocational study are more likely to make good progress in their apprenticeship than those starting straight from school.
10 April, 2012
Research by Guardian also shows that at least 24,000 vacancies do not offer enough hours to allow a couple with children to qualify for working tax credits.
10 April, 2012
IPPR analysis shows that unemployment will peak at 8.7 per cent and will not fall until at least September 2013.
5 April, 2012
Changes, that include an increase in the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal from one to two years, will save employers more than £50m.
4 April, 2012
New DWP research report explores the experiences and outcomes of the 'fit note' from the perspectives of employers and employees.
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