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18 April
Employment Law Update
Issue 124 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
18 April, 2012
16 April
Employment case law round up
Latest decisions added to the Tribunals Service website.
16 April, 2012
13 April
Apprentices make better progress if they have completed meaningful work experience
Ofsted best practice report for young people shows that those who complete work experience, course tasters or vocational study are more likely to make good progress in their apprenticeship than those starting straight from school.
13 April, 2012
10 April
2.6 million jobseekers face competition for 234,000 full-time vacancies
Research by Guardian also shows that at least 24,000 vacancies do not offer enough hours to allow a couple with children to qualify for working tax credits.
10 April, 2012
UK unemployment to increase by 100,000 this year
IPPR analysis shows that unemployment will peak at 8.7 per cent and will not fall until at least September 2013.
10 April, 2012
Employment case law round up
Latest decisions added to the Tribunals Service website.
10 April, 2012
5 April
New employment tribunal rules will cut ‘unnecessary demands’ on employers, says government
Changes, that include an increase in the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal from one to two years, will save employers more than £50m.
05 April, 2012
4 April
Evaluation of the ‘fit note’ from GPs
New DWP research report explores the experiences and outcomes of the 'fit note' from the perspectives of employers and employees.
04 April, 2012
3 April
Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012
New statutory instrument amends section 4(3) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 so as to enable proceedings in respect of unfair dismissal to be heard by an Employment Judge alone.
03 April, 2012
Qualifying period for right not to be unfairly dismissed and to statement of reasons for dismissal
New statutory instrument increases, from one year to two years, the qualifying period of continuous employment needed for entitlement to written statement of reasons for dismissal and to acquire the right not to be unfairly dismissed, with transitional provision for employees whose period of employment begins before 6 April 2012.
03 April, 2012
Council of the City of Sunderland v Brennan & Ors
New Court of Appeal judgment that considers equal pay claims by female employees who did not receive bonuses paid to men.
03 April, 2012
R & R Plant (Peterborough) Ltd v Bailey
New Court of Appeal judgment that considers the statutory procedure in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 6 of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (now replaced by provisions in Equality Act 2010), and whether an employer's letter followed correct procedure in notifying of intention to retire employee at normal retirement age.
03 April, 2012
Around 2.7 million workers at increased risk of losing jobs when unfair dismissal law changes
TUC warns that an increase in qualifying period for protection from unfair dismissal will increase job insecurity, discriminate against younger workers, part-time women workers and employees from black and ethnic communities.
03 April, 2012
New £75m Growth Wales project to create 12,000 temporary jobs
Unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds will be offered six months paid work and Welsh government will cover the cost of a minimum wage salary and the employer's National Insurance contribution, reports bbc.co.uk.
03 April, 2012
Employment Law Update
Issue 123 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
03 April, 2012
