11 February, 2013
6 February, 2013
New Children and Families Bill includes measures for a more equal system which allows both parents to share maternity leave.
5 February, 2013
Issue 141 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
4 February, 2013
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.
4 February, 2013
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.
24 January, 2013
Department for Business Innovation and skills publishes survey of employment relations that collected data from a representative sample of 2,680 British workplaces.
23 January, 2013
23 January, 2013
Issue 140 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
21 January, 2013
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.
18 January, 2013
Proposals include 12 month pay cap on compensation for unfair dismissal and creating code and simple guidance for settlement agreements.
17 January, 2013
Government accepts many of the recommendations made and announces measures to support people with health conditions both stay in and return to work.
17 January, 2013
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.
17 January, 2013
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.
10 January, 2013
New programme would provide training to young people aged 16 to 24 to give them the confidence, skills and experience to compete in the labour market with more experienced adults.
8 January, 2013
Government publishes Mid-Term Review with measures including supporting the Dilnot Commission's principles and continued support for the National Minimum Wage.
8 January, 2013
Issue 139 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
2 January, 2013
Department for Business Innovation and Skills announces that graduate and post-graduate level apprenticeships will soon be available in subjects including law, accountancy and advanced engineering.
19 December, 2012
New regulations enable persons working under apprenticeship agreements to be entitled to the same national minimum wage rate as those employed under contracts of apprenticeship.
18 December, 2012
Employment Relations Minister, Jo Swinson announces plans to update employment legislation from 6 April 2013.
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