‘Protected disclosures’ in Ireland 25.09.2013 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 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 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
Proposed funding reforms for English apprenticeships 16.09.2013 Commenting on the public consultation proposals, Business Secretary Vince Cable said: “Employers are the best people to judge what training... Read the article
Reforming the recruitment sector 13.09.2013 The government intends to replace the current legislation with a new regulatory framework which will remove some of the... Read the article
Big payout for Woolworths’ ex-employees 10.09.2013 These rules are supposed to be the UK’s implementation of the European Collective Redundancies Directive, but Usdaw, the shopworkers’ union,... Read the article
Tribunal fees – judicial reviews pending 05.09.2013 A High Court application in July for an injunction to prevent employment tribunal fees from being introduced was turned... Read the article
Employee shareholders 02.09.2013 In a letter to members of the House of Lords, where the Growth and Infrastructure Bill (which includes the employee... Read the article
Charity under the microscope following tribunal case 05.08.2013 The Charity Commission has written to the trustees of the charity, stating that the Employment Tribunal case had raised issues... Read the article