3 October, 2012
3 October, 2012
Ministry of Justice publishes statistics which show a 15 per cent fall in the number of claims received compared to previous year.
2 October, 2012
Issue 134 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
1 October, 2012
With inflation running at 2.9 per cent, around 940,000 people, two-thirds of whom are women, will see a further squeeze on their living standards, with young people being hit the hardest.
1 October, 2012
However, rates for 16-17 year olds and 18-20 year olds remain at £3.68 an hour and £4.98 an hour respectively.
28 September, 2012
'The Third Sector Challenge and Social Enterprise Fund forms part of our unique guarantee to 16 to 19 year olds that all will be offered a place in training or education', says Minister for Youth Employment.
26 September, 2012
24 September, 2012
The Scottish Government launches new jobs scheme that will create opportunities for small and medium sized businesses in the private sector to recruit young people aged 18 to 24 who have been unemployed for three to nine months.
20 September, 2012
New research published by DWP explores whether behavioural economic theory and models could be applied to DWP policies on encouraging longer working and saving for retirement.
19 September, 2012
New regulations amend provisions of National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999, including to increase the principal rate of national minimum wage from £6.08 to £6.19.
19 September, 2012
Department for Business Innovation and Skills publication summarises responses to call for evidence on changing the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations to make the process of transferring staff to a new employer more efficient.
19 September, 2012
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills publishes response to call for evidence containing analysis of responses on the no fault dismissal proposal and the Acas code of discipline and grievance.
18 September, 2012
Issue 133 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
17 September, 2012
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills launches consultation that seeks views on recommendations in review published on 11 July 2012 of the rules of procedure for employment tribunals.
17 September, 2012
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills publishes consultation that seeks views on ways to support the use of settlement agreements and changes to the compensatory award limit in unfair dismissal cases.
14 September, 2012
Business Secretary Vince Cable announces measures to give firms more flexibility and confidence in managing their workforce which include proposals to reduce the cap on compensation for unfair dismissal claims.
12 September, 2012
Employment Minister Mark Hoban comments on new figures published by the Office for National Statistics that show private sector employment has risen by more than one million since May 2010.
11 September, 2012
Britain has very flexible labour markets, and we don't want to add to job insecurity, says Business Secretary.
7 September, 2012
Office for National Statistics publishes figures that show that between January and December 2011 Liverpool had the highest percentage of workless households with 31.6 per cent being workless.
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