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12 July, 2013

Lord Chancellor undertakes to refund employment tribunal fees if they are found to be unlawful

Undertaking given at interim hearing pending a full judicial review of fees in the Court of Session in Scotland.

12 July, 2013

Employment Law Update

Issue 152 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

11 July, 2013

9 July, 2013

Employment Code of Practice (Settlement Agreements) Order 2013

The new order provides that the Code of Practice on Settlement Agreements will come into effect on 29 July 2013 - the Code of Practice provides guidance on the implications of new section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (confidentiality of negotiations before termination of employment).

9 July, 2013

Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases)(Amendment) Regulations 2013

In force from 29 July 2013, new regulations amend the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996 so that rates at which pre-judgment interest is charged in England and Wales will be the same as in Scotland (currently 8 per cent).

9 July, 2013

Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order (Amendment) Order 2013

In force from 29 July 2013, the new order amends the way in which interest is charged on an Employment Tribunal award made in a non-discrimination case - it provides that interest should accrue from the date of judgment, but that no interest will be payable if payment of the amount of the award is received in the 14 day period following judgment.

4 July, 2013

Closure of nine Remploy factories announced

Oral statement to parliament today by Minister for Disabled People about five remaining factories in Scotland and packaging factories in Norwich, Portsmouth, Burnley and Sunderland.

4 July, 2013

HM Treasury publishes consultation on employee-ownership sector

Consultation 'looks to understand more about the size and nature of the employee-ownership sector', and seeks views on government’s proposals for use of £50m funding.

1 July, 2013

27 June, 2013

‘A Matter of Time: the rise of zero-hours contracts’

Resolution Foundation report estimates 150,000 home care workers currently employed on zero-hour contracts

26 June, 2013

Spending Round 2013: Tax-free childcare scheme

Government is to consult in July 2013 on the details of the new scheme of tax-free childcare to support working families with the costs of childcare (paragraph 1.65).

26 June, 2013

Employment Law Update

Issue 151 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

26 June, 2013

24 June, 2013

21 June, 2013

Employees should be entitled to ask for flexible working from start, says Parliamentary Committee

In a new report, the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee also calls on the government to do more to tackle women's under-representation in certain sectors of the economy, and to reconsider its decisions to introduce fees for pregnancy discrimination cases.

18 June, 2013

High court challenge to fees for claims in employment tribunal

Trade union UNISON has applied to judicially review the new fee regime that comes into effect on 29 July 2013.

18 June, 2013

‘Housing and employment services: Collaboration in a time of change’

ERSA and the National Housing Federation launch joint best practice guide which aims to encourage and support the development of new models of collaborations between the two sectors by highlighting the diverse models already in place.

17 June, 2013