10 July, 2012
5 July, 2012
Department for Business Innovation and Skills publishes review identifying barriers to employee ownership and making a number of recommendations as to how to reduce these barriers.
4 July, 2012
Deputy Prime Minister confirms that government will act on recommendations in Nuttall Review of Employee Ownership which include establishing an independent Institute for Employee Ownership.
28 June, 2012
Department for business Innovation and Skills publishes consultation which aims to identify best practice and ensure that apprenticeships meet the needs of the changing economy.
27 June, 2012
Age UK and Carers UK warn that current care system needs urgent reform so that family carers don't find themselves unable to reconcile work and caring responsibilities due to poor state support.
26 June, 2012
Issue 129 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
25 June, 2012
25 June, 2012
Public consultation to obtain views on the operation of the National Minimum Wage launched as part of a wider evidence gathering exercise, following the government’s publication of the remit for this year.
22 June, 2012
New regulations that bring into force power for the Secretary of State to make an Order that provides for exceptions from the provisions of the Act in respect of the protected characteristic of age.
22 June, 2012
New Department for Business Innovation and Skills consultation seeks views on changes to both legislative framework and guidance in order to support the labour market and promote good quality consultation.
20 June, 2012
Consultation by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills found that only a little over a third of private sector employers support the idea of compensated no-fault dismissal, reports guardian.co.uk.
20 June, 2012
New Office for National Statistics figures show that unemployment has fallen to 2.61 million in the three months to April.
20 June, 2012
Government Equalities Office announces that following public consultation it will be unlawful to discriminate on the basis of age unless the practice is covered by an exception from the ban, or good reason can be shown for the differential treatment.
14 June, 2012
Government has asked the independent body to pay particular attention to youth employment and apprenticeships in its remit for its 2013 Report.
14 June, 2012
New TUC poll shows that 65 per cent of voters believe that introduction of local pay rates for public sector employees would make it harder for schools in low-pay areas to attract and retain good teachers.
13 June, 2012
Issue 128 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
12 June, 2012
Charity welcomes introduction of financial penalties for employers in cases where there are ‘aggravating features’, such as those involving rogue employers who don’t engage with the Employment Tribunal process.
11 June, 2012
Government to announce new measures in Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill that will mean that employers will be able to offer settlement agreements before a formal dispute arises, and employees will be able to choose to reject the offer of a settlement agreement and proceed to tribunal.
31 May, 2012
New analysis published alongside 'Employee Rights Stop Employment Wrongs' campaign.
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