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Who cares about employee training rights?

Legislation that gives employees the right to make a request in relation to training or study has been in place since April 2010, but little research has been carried out since to see if it has had any effect on workplace training. Unionlearn carried...

Published 12 May 2011 4:50 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, tuc, training and development, time off, legislation, research, training, survey

New guidance on new employee training rights

The Government has today published new guidance for employers (on the Business Link website) giving more information about the new right for employees to request time off for training. Employees can now learn how to make their request on the DirectGov...

Published 13 Jan 2010 4:58 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: training and development, legislation, training, survey, learning and development, right to request, evaluation

A new Conservative Government: what could this mean for employment law?

With the 2009 Conservative Party conference taking place in Manchester this week, and a general election looming, XpertHR looks at the employment law changes that an incoming Conservative Government might make. Read More...

Published 5 Oct 2009 8:17 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee rights, terms and conditions, employee relations, industrial relations, general election, national minimum wage, legislation, unfair dismissal, conservative party, Europe

Low awareness of flexible working options

Half the people in a recent government survey said they did not know which employees had the 'right to request' flexible working. This could help to explain why just 2% of emplyees formally applied to work flexibly last year, according to the...

Published 3 Aug 2009 5:53 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, flexible working, legislation, right to request

BERR and DIUS merged to form BIS

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) have been merged to form the . . . Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Read More...

Published 8 Jun 2009 4:19 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: glossary, skills, business practices, legislation

National minimum wage - consultation on tips begins

The government today launched a consultation on its proposal to prevent employers from counting tips and gratuities towards payment of the national minimum wage. The consultation is also looking at how to raise awareness among consumers about what happens...

Published 19 Nov 2008 10:35 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage, legislation

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