12 March, 2015
12 March, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
9 March, 2015
'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
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
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.
5 March, 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
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
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.
3 March, 2015
New statutory instrument makes amendments to clarify the fee payable for an employer’s contract claim and to reflect the fact that the term 'default judgment', used to describe the disposal of undefended claims, has been replaced by 'rule 21 judgment' - a definition of that term is also inserted.
27 February, 2015
In force from 31 March 2015, new regulations provide for an increase in the level of payments made under the scheme for each age category by an average of around £30,000.
25 February, 2015
Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb says, 'We know the 100 care companies being investigated are just the tip of the iceberg in the care sector and are absolutely committed to getting back the wages people have worked so hard for.'
25 February, 2015
Commenting on the figures from the Office for National Statistics, the TUC quoted research that shows zero-hours workers earn £300 a week less, on average, than staff on permanent contracts, two in five zero-hours workers are paid less than £111 a week and do not qualify for statutory sick pay, and short-term and insecure working patterns mean many zero-hours workers do not work continuously with one employer for two years and miss out on employment rights.
23 February, 2015
Commission also recommends increases, from October 2015, of 3.3 per cent in the youth development rate; 2.2 per cent in the 16-17 year old rate; and 2.6 per cent in the apprentice rate.
23 February, 2015
Analysis of House of Commons Library figures shows that nationally one in five jobs pays under the living wage but in some parliamentary constituencies this rises to more than half, with the numbers even greater for women.
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