Author: Susannah Peck

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Employment tribunals – annual statistics

06.11.2013
By Susannah Peck

The highest award for unfair dismissal was £236,147 (capped at £72,300) and the average award was £10,127. The average award...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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‘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...

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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...

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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...

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Proposed funding reforms for English apprenticeships

16.09.2013
By Susannah Peck

Commenting on the public consultation proposals, Business Secretary Vince Cable said: “Employers are the best people to judge what training...

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Reforming the recruitment sector

13.09.2013
By Susannah Peck

  The government intends to replace the current legislation with a new regulatory framework which will remove some of the...

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Big payout for Woolworths’ ex-employees

10.09.2013
By Susannah Peck

These rules are supposed to be the UK’s implementation of the European Collective Redundancies Directive, but Usdaw, the shopworkers’ union,...

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