Plans for ‘Welsh AWB’ blocked 20.11.2013 By Susannah Peck However, the UK Attorney General has blocked the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill, saying it is not within the Assembly’s competence,... Read the article
Union claims UK Regulations are flawed 18.11.2013 By Susannah Peck In a formal complaint to the European Commission, the TUC claims that the way in which the EU rules have... Read the article
New plans announced to expose minimum wage cheats 13.11.2013 By Susannah Peck In 2012/13, 736 employers were identified by HMRC as failing to pay the statutory minimum wage, leading to the recovery... Read the article
Proposed licensing of security businesses 11.11.2013 By Susannah Peck To qualify for an SIA business licence, a security business will have to demonstrate that it is ‘fit and proper’... Read the article
Government to consult on use of zero-hours contracts 04.11.2013 By Susannah Peck “I have been examining closely the issue of zero-hour contracts over the last few months. We’ve been speaking to businesses,... Read the article
Revised TUPE rules 01.11.2013 By Susannah Peck Renegotiation of employment terms inherited from a previous employer will be allowed one year after the transfer, even if the... Read the article
Ireland’s National Vetting Bureau 27.09.2013 By Susannah Peck Under the Act, any employer or employment agency that employs individuals or engages volunteers who have access to children or... Read the article
‘Protected disclosures’ in Ireland 25.09.2013 By Susannah Peck The Bill is intended to provide a statutory framework within which workers can make certain disclosures in the public interest... Read the article
Employers to receive £500 a month when reservists are away 20.09.2013 By Susannah Peck Once the plans are implemented, reservists will not need to have been employed for more than two years before they... Read the article
Holiday pay can include overtime 18.09.2013 By Susannah Peck Mr Neal’s terms and conditions of employment specified that he worked 35 hours a week made up of five, seven-hour... Read the article