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15 May, 2013

200,000 employed on zero-hours contracts

The government estimates that there were 200,000 people (0.7 per cent of those employed in the UK) on zero-hours contracts for the 4th quarter of 2012.

8 May, 2013

Deregulation Bill

Bill, introduced in today's Queen's Speech, contains provisions that include reducing qualifying period for Right to Buy from five to three years and removing power from employment tribunals to make wider recommendations in successful discrimination cases.

8 May, 2013

Wage inequality and employment polarisation in British cities

Findings of new Joseph Rowntree Foundation report include that cities in the south of England tend to have the highest levels of inequality, while smaller cities and those that have experienced industrial decline tend to have the most equal labour markets.

2 May, 2013

Scottish parents to save £700 per child in nursery fees under Children and Young People (Scotland)

'We want Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up and that is why we are working hard to help families', says Minister for Children and Young People.

2 May, 2013

Draft ‘off the shelf’ model documentation for setting up an employee owned company

Legal template developed by Employee Ownership Implementation Group at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.

1 May, 2013

Campaign for a living wage

TUC has launched its five key campaigning priorities which include working with both public and private sector employers to reach living wage agreements.

30 April, 2013

Employment law update

Issue 147 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

25 April, 2013

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 receives Royal Assent

Measures include changes to qualifying period of employment in unfair dismissal claims and to ability of tribunals to impose penalties on employers.

24 April, 2013

Equality and Human Rights Commission (ECHR) general equality duty to be retained

Government changes position following House of Lords defeat over provisions within Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill abolishing the ECHR general duty to promote equalities and human rights.

19 April, 2013

Ministry of Justice consults on new tribunals and courts fee remission system

Proposals include introduction of disposable capital charge and removal of working tax credit without child tax credit as qualifying benefit.

19 April, 2013

Two prosecutions for breaches of minimum wage by employers in last three years

Written answer to parliament by Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke.

18 April, 2013

‘Minimum wage is not enough - we must aspire to pay a living wage’

Economic reality means the Living Wage can’t be compulsory, but paying it improves the lives of workers and shows social responsibility, argues Shaun Rafferty of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

18 April, 2013

Government is wrong to abolish Agricultural Wages Board, says TUC

Union criticises decision not to discuss provision within Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill in parliament on Tuesday.

17 April, 2013

TUC critical of decision to cut Equality and Human Rights Commission’s remit

Trade Union highlights Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill provision removing Commission's general duty to promote equalities and human rights.

17 April, 2013

Unemployment rate up 0.2 percentage points on the quarter

Today's Office for National Statistics figures for December 2012 to February 2013 also show that numbers in employment were virtually unchanged from previous quarter.

16 April, 2013

Employment law update

Issue 146 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

16 April, 2013

Scottish Affairs Committee issues call for evidence on blacklisting in construction industry

Major construction firms that established and funded a systematic blacklist of construction industry workers appear to be continuing to avoid taking full responsibility for their actions, says Committee in interim report released today.

15 April, 2013

Government accepts Low Pay Commission’s recommendations for new adult and youth NMW rates

New rates, that will come into effect on 1 October 2013, include 12p increase in adult rate.

12 April, 2013

Law Society advises against repeal of ‘clarifying’ TUPE amendments

Response to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation on the proposed changes to TUPE regulations