27 August, 2013
23 August, 2013
New rules, which come into effect in October, will remove the current restrictions which mean that the amount owed must be at least £2,000, and the average per worker at least £500, before employer can be publicly named by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
22 August, 2013
New Department for Education figures for second quarter of 2013 show that proportion of 16 to 18 year-olds who are not in education, employment or training is 9.1 per cent (168,000), a drop of 1.4 percentage points (28,000) on the same period in 2012.
22 August, 2013
New IPPR report 'makes the case for an economy built on shared rewards and more democratic workplaces rather than management prerogative, shareholder power and trickle-down economics'.
22 August, 2013
New charter sets out key points aimed at ensuring that the government's new traineeship programme will offer high-quality and relevant training and work experience.
14 August, 2013
New ONS statistics also show fall of 29,200 in number claiming jobseeker's allowance from June to July 2013
9 August, 2013
8 August, 2013
New statutory instrument makes consequential amendments arising from section 23 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 which came into force on 29 July 2013 - section 23 changes references to 'compromise agreements' and 'compromise contracts' to 'settlement agreements' and 'settlement contracts' in specified primary legislation relating to employment matters.
7 August, 2013
New statutory instrument amends various pieces of secondary legislation to reflect the coming into force of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 which revoked and replaced the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004 on 29 July 2013.
6 August, 2013
New statutory instrument amends the limit on a compensatory award for unfair dismissal claims by introducing an additional, alternative limit so that, in an unfair dismissal claim, the limit on the compensatory award shall be the lower of a set amount (which is currently £74,200) and the product of 52 multiplied by a week’s pay of the employee concerned.
30 July, 2013
New statutory instrument makes provision for fees to be payable when claim presented to employment tribunal or Employment Appeal Tribunal and sets out the amounts of fees and the circumstances in which fees can be remitted or refunded.
29 July, 2013
Challenge mounted by union Unison likely to be heard in October 2013.
29 July, 2013
New statutory instrument provides for employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal to be 'added tribunals' for the purpose of section 42 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, enabling the Lord Chancellor to make an order under that provision to impose fees for anything they deal with.
29 July, 2013
Business secretary tells BBC - 'If it's properly designed, it could be a useful addition.... But we mustn't risk returning to the problems of the last decade when housing got out of control.'
29 July, 2013
BBC reports on new fees of £160 or £250 to lodge a claim, with a further charge of either £230 or £950 if the case goes ahead.
25 July, 2013
Written statement to parliament from Justice Minister Lord McNally yesterday.
25 July, 2013
New regulations provide that the Code of Practice on Equal Pay, issued by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, came into effect on 22 July 2013 - this replaces the previous Code of Practice which came into effect in May 1999.
24 July, 2013
New regulations that make consequential changes to the Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 to take account of the introduction of fees when an appeal from a decision of the employment tribunals is made to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, and also other minor changes in relation to unmeritorious appeals.
24 July, 2013
New regulations issued in relation to those employers exempted from employers liability insurance under the Employer’s Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.
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