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13 March, 2015

Remploy to be established as new partnership between Maximus and Remploy employees

New company, which Maximus will have a 70 per cent stake in, will still be known as Remploy Employment Services and will continue to deliver Work Choice nationally.

13 March, 2015

13 March, 2015

Findings from survey of the first year of the traineeships programme

Department for Business, Innovation & Skills publishes analysis of what employers and trainees think of the traineeships scheme, which launched in 2013, and how effective the scheme has been at helping former trainees into apprenticeships and work.

12 March, 2015

TUC publishes report on impact on women of recession and austerity

Report concludes that, while progress on some headline measures of gender equality has continued, the employment and pay gap have continued to narrow, and that some women are facing new hardships and barriers to equality.

12 March, 2015

National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015

New regulations issued that consolidate the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 and subsequent amending regulations with the purpose of making the rules clearer and more workable for employers and employees.

12 March, 2015

House of Lords votes against amendments to Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill

Peers voted yesterday against proposal on employers' responsibility to pay compensation to workers, including those on zero hours contracts, if shifts are cancelled at short notice; additional protection for whistleblowers who are job applicants; and extending right to a fixed hours contract to workers who have worked regular hours over a continuous period even if they are employed on a zero hours contract.

12 March, 2015

Government publishes response to consultation on annual reporting on whistleblowers

Government says it has begun drafting regulations which will enable a power in the Small Business Enterprise and Employment Bill to grant the Secretary of State a power to require persons prescribed under section 43F of the Employment Rights Act 1996 to report annually on whistleblowing issues.

12 March, 2015

Review of employment tribunal fees to be carried out by next government

In written answer to parliament, Under-Secretary for Justice says that, whilst government has committed to review fees, it believes this is better determined by the new administration following the election.

12 March, 2015

Number of single claims to employment tribunals down 12 per cent compared to same quarter last year

New statistics from the Ministry of Justice highlight that this follows a very rapid decline in receipts the previous year - from October to December 2013 - coinciding with the introduction of employment tribunal fees in July 2013.

11 March, 2015

In 2013, there were 3 million 18 to 64 year olds in the UK in poverty despite having a job

New Office for National Statistics analysis also shows that between 2007 and 2012, of those aged 18 to 59 who were in income poverty, but then entered employment, 70 per cent moved out of poverty and the other 30 per cent remained in poverty, despite entering employment.

11 March, 2015

Government issues response to consultation on banning exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will ban exclusivity terms in zero hours contracts, allow for regulations to be created to deal with employers who avoid the ban, and provide routes of compensation for employees who have been offered a contract with an exclusivity clause.

10 March, 2015

Employers no longer able to force job applicants to reveal spent convictions

Change to the Data Protection Act aimed at protecting the rehabilitation of offenders and ensuring that those who committed less serious crimes have a fairer chance of finding employment.

9 March, 2015

Government to go ahead with Right to Move for social tenants who need to move for work

'Councils will now have to work to ensure social tenants are no longer forced to choose between their home or the chance of a new job which could transform their lives', says Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.

9 March, 2015

Employment Allowance (Care and Support Workers) Regulations 2015

New statutory instrument extends the national insurance contributions employment allowance to individuals who employ a care and support worker, allowing them to reduce their national insurance liability by up to £2,000 a year from 6 April 2015.

9 March, 2015

Shared Parental Leave and Leave Curtailment (Amendment) Regulations 2015

New statutory instrument corrects errors in the the Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014 and the Maternity and Adoption Leave (Curtailment of Statutory Rights to Leave) Regulations 2014.

9 March, 2015

5 March, 2015

Protected Disclosures (Extension of Meaning of Worker) Order 2015

New statutory instrument adds student nurses and student midwives to definition of 'worker' for purposes of legislation relating to protection of 'whistleblowers'.

4 March, 2015

Employment tribunal claims: debunking the myths

New report from the University of Bristol proposes a radical review of the employment tribunal system including an end to fees to take cases to tribunal, a reconsideration of the recent weakening of fundamental employment rights, and a simplification of procedures and systems for dealing with less complex claims such as unpaid wages.

4 March, 2015

Acas’ Early Conciliation service dealt with over 60,000 cases in nine months up to December 2014

New statistics show that, of cases notified between April and September 2014, by January 2015 16.3 per cent had reached a COT3 settlement, 60.5 per cent did not progress to a tribunal claim, and in 23.2 per cent of cases the dispute progressed to a tribunal claim.