The Equality Bill passed its final stage in parliament last night and is set to become law from this October....
Employment law
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The Equality Bill has passed the final stage in Parliament and will now become law. Last night, MPs approved the...
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Businesses could face 370,000 extra employment tribunals over the next three years, costing about £2.6bn.
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QinetiQ, the former government defence research group, is said to be planning to slash redundancy payments to its workers ahead...
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Skilled migrant workers could be put off coming to UK under immigration changes
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerSkilled migrant workers could be put off coming to work in the UK following further changes to the points-based immigration...
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The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) seeks to ensure organisations (data controllers) controlling information relating to living individuals (personal data)...
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Whilst Budget 2010 offered little in terms of significant tax changes many previous announcements were confirmed and will shortly take...
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All employers advertising roles in jobcentres will be asked if the position can be part time, job share or flexible,...
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Shanahan Engineering v Unite the unionFactsIn 2007, Shanahan Engineering (Shanahan) won a contract for work on a power station being constructed...
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MPs could be forced to throw out most Lords amendments to the Equality Bill today in a bid to rush...
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MPs will today seek assurances that remaining Cadbury workers are safe from redundancy, following the confectioner’s takeover by Kraft.The Business,...
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Staff fraud is on the rise. KPMG’s ‘Fraud Barometer’ reveals that, in the first half of 2009, a third of...
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Employers will face pressure to pay employment tribunal awards more quickly after 6 April, when a new government scheme comes...
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Rail strikes can lead to employees, through no fault of their own, being late for work, or unable to get...
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Employers must consider financial requests for training, not just time off
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerWorkers will have the right to ask their employer to pay for any external training under the new time off...