Employment

Government introduces shared parental leave and extension of flexible working to all employees

New Children and Families Bill includes measures for a more equal system which allows both parents to share maternity leave.

Employment Law Update

Issue 141 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

Employment case law round up

Final government evidence to the Low Pay Commission 2012

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills publishes evidence to the Low Pay Commission to help monitor, evaluate and review the national minimum wage and its impact, and reviews the labour market position of young people, including apprenticeships and benefit reform.

Personalised local approaches most effective in reducing youth unemployment

New research by the Local Government Association shows that a new local approach to tackling long-term youth unemployment could see the number of young people out of work cut by 20 per cent in three years.

Transport for London v O’Cathail

[2013] EWCA Civ 21

McBride v Employment Appeal Tribunal

[2013] CSIH 4

Employment case law round up

The 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Study

Department for Business Innovation and skills publishes survey of employment relations that collected data from a representative sample of 2,680 British workplaces.

Unemployment falls again as employment rises for over a year

DWP reports on Office for National Statistics figures that show that unemployment has fallen below 2.5 million and is now lower than in Spring 2010.

Employment Law Update

Issue 140 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

Up to 4 million low paid workers could be helped by ‘living wage cities’

New report published by the Resolution Foundation and IPPR suggests that government should help small and medium firms to pay their workers a living wage by committing public savings to cities which take the lead in tackling low pay.

Employment case law round up

Government proposes package of measures aimed at ‘reducing number of workplace disputes’

Proposals include 12 month pay cap on compensation for unfair dismissal and creating code and simple guidance for settlement agreements.

Government publishes response to ‘Health at work – an independent review of sickness absence’

Government accepts many of the recommendations made and announces measures to support people with health conditions both stay in and return to work.

Joint initiative helps those made redundant as a consequence of insolvency

R3, Jobcentre Plus and the Insolvency Service release report which shows that over 100,000 people have been helped by a public sector and private partnership designed to provide ‘early warning’ of pending redundancies.

Government announces £350m for new round of Regional Growth Fund

Deputy Prime Minister calls on businesses across the country to bid for a share of the funding to create new jobs and attract private investment.