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4 September, 2012

Employment Law Update

Issue 132 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

4 September, 2012

More than one in ten UK workers ‘underemployed’

TUC analysis shows that 3.3 million people are working in part-time jobs because they can't find full-time employment, an increase of 42 per cent since 2008.

29 August, 2012

Support for small businesses recruiting apprentices

Department for Business Innovation and Skills publishes Holt Review of apprenticeships that aims to make apprenticeships simpler and more accessible for small and medium businesses.

29 August, 2012

Number of workless households down by 153,000 on previous year

New Office for National Statistics figures also show number of workless lone parent households falling by 2.2 per cent between 2011 and 2012.

21 August, 2012

Employment Law Update

Issue 131 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

20 August, 2012

Treasury considers creation of tax-free ‘mini-jobs’ to create employment

Idea modelled on scheme in Germany, whereby employees earn up to £314 without giving up any of their salary, and employers pay only a flat rate to cover pensions, social insurance and wage taxes, reports guardian.co.uk.

20 August, 2012

Employment tribunals and Equality Act 2010

Citizens Advice responds to Government Equalities Office consultation on removing employment tribunals’ power to make wider recommendations in discrimination cases; and the procedure for obtaining information.

15 August, 2012

Employment for those aged 16 to 64 rises by 0.4 per cent on the quarter

August 2012 Office for National Statistics labour market figures.

13 August, 2012

Two out of three older workers say they want to continue working up to or past pensionable age

New Resolution Foundation report argues that there is a strong desire for longer working lives and only one in four is currently saving enough to retire at State Pension Age.

31 July, 2012

Labour Relations Agency Arbitration Scheme in Northern Ireland

New statutory rules issued in Northern Ireland.

25 July, 2012

£300m support for newly diagnosed victims of mesothelioma

DWP announces that new scheme will allow around 3,000 mesothelioma victims who are unable to claim compensation because they cannot trace a liable employer or employers’ liability insurer to receive approximately £300m in payments in the first 10 years.

25 July, 2012

Supporting people who need to trace Employers’ Liability Insurance

Government responds to public consultation.

20 July, 2012

Government paying company to wake teenagers up in effort to get them back to work

BBC also reports that young people were driven to interviews and helped to turn up on time to jobs.

19 July, 2012

Childcare Commission calls for views on how to make childcare more affordable for working families

Commission especially interested in ways to improve the availability of provision before and after regular school hours and during school holidays.

18 July, 2012

£2.4m scheme for employers in Wales to employ ex-Remploy workers

Welsh Government to offer an Employer Support Grant for up to four years to encourage and support employers to offer employment in Wales to eligible disabled Remploy workers.

18 July, 2012

UK unemployment decreases by 65,000 to 2.58 million

New Office for National Statistics figures show that the unemployment rate has decreased to 8.1 per cent of population.

13 July, 2012

Response to Charging Fees in Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal consultation

Ministry of Justice publishes response to consultation that proposed that those who use the system make a financial contribution.

12 July, 2012

EHRC and Acas publish new maternity rights and redundancy guide

New Equality and Human Rights Commission and Acas guide designed to help employers understand the rights of women who are pregnant or on maternity leave when facing redundancy.

11 July, 2012

Employment tribunals rules review published

Mr Justice Underhill today presented his findings from his review of the employment tribunal rules to the government.