DBS filtering of old and minor convictions and cautions 10.06.2013 By Susannah Peck This action is in response to the Court of Appeal judgment which stated that the disclosure of all cautions and... Read the article
Single-tier pension from 2016 03.06.2013 By Susannah Peck The ending of contracting out is a key consequence of a single-tier pension system and will help to simplify the... Read the article
‘Sweetheart agreements’ cannot defeat trade union recognition 30.05.2013 By Susannah Peck Boots Management Services Ltd had such an agreement with the Boots Pharmacists Association (BPA), a listed trade union, and tried... Read the article
Caste discrimination 23.05.2013 By Susannah Peck The government voiced its opposition to the proposed amendment, favouring an education campaign instead, but the House of Lords concluded... Read the article
Costly breach of Agency Workers Regulations 08.05.2013 By Susannah Peck The Watford Tribunal determined that Barnet LBC had failed to provide information on the number of agency workers it employed... Read the article
Consultation on administration of shared parental leave 03.05.2013 By Susannah Peck The consultation will look at how administering the new system will tie in with current arrangements for maternity/ adoption leave... Read the article
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work 23.04.2013 By Susannah Peck The UK is a founding member of the ILO and so the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is fully supportive... Read the article
New national minimum wage rates announced 22.04.2013 By Susannah Peck The apprentice rate (for apprentices under age 19, or age 19 and over but in the first year of their... Read the article