7 February, 2012
7 February, 2012
Issue 119 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
7 February, 2012
Prime Minister also launches bidding for Employer Ownership pilot, inviting employers to apply for up to £250m of public investment and secure more control over how skills training is designed and delivered.
6 February, 2012
Citizens Advice Scotland calls for new body to be set up to protect workers from abuse and exploitation by bosses, reports bbc.co.uk.
6 February, 2012
New Department for Business, Innovation and Skills report outlines performance and achievements of Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate for year ending March 2011.
6 February, 2012
Event is supported by employers, apprentices, media, business and sector organisations, learning providers, colleges and schools.
1 February, 2012
31 January, 2012
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills statistics show that 457,200 apprenticeship starts were delivered in 2010/11, a 63.5 per cent increase on 2009/10 figures.
27 January, 2012
New regulations substitute maximum sum of deposit that may be specified in regulations authorising employment tribunals to order payment of deposit if a party wishes to continue to participate in proceedings, replacing £500 with £1,000.
27 January, 2012
Issue 118 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
23 January, 2012
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will fund mediation training for employees from a group of 24 small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the pilot areas.
20 January, 2012
TUC warns it will be harder to get proper enforcement and compliance with the law as employers will know that they face little realistic prospect of being held to account.
18 January, 2012
New Office for National Statistics figures show that UK unemployment has risen to 2.68m, up 118,000 in the three months to November.
18 January, 2012
Equality and Human Rights Commission will use cases heard in Supreme Court to seek clarity on interpretation of rule that allows employers to justify age discrimination if they can prove it is a 'proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim'.
16 January, 2012
Employee ownership will 'improve productivity, unlock growth and lead to less staff turnover, higher productivity and higher wages', reports bbc.co.uk.
13 January, 2012
Ministry of Justice publishes Quarterly Tribunals Statistics for second quarter 2011 which also show a 16 per cent fall in disposals.
13 January, 2012
City of Edinburgh Council have agreed to settle all outstanding equal pay cases and withdraw an appeal lodged with the Supreme Court, reports bbc.co.uk.
11 January, 2012
Local government employees are now legally entitled to backdated pay following years of being paid less for equally valued jobs, says Communities Minister.
10 January, 2012
Issue 117 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
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