A stripped-down Queen’s Speech last week revealed that the government would press on with much of its employment law agenda...
Employment law
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Almost half of Woolworths’ support staff have been made redundant at the troubled retailer’s head office in London and in...
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In R v Porter’, the Court of Appeal allows an appeal by the headmaster of a private school against his...
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Government plans to give employees the right to seek time off for training, outlined in the Queen’s Speech yesterday, have...
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CIPD chief executive Jackie Orme has praised the government for “holding its nerve” with its decision to extend flexible working...
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Employers will save a combined £418m a year in the cost of dealing with employment law by May 2010, according...
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Queen’s Speech: workplace equality, flexible working, welfare reform and skills all on the agenda
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherMeasures to increase workplace equality, extend flexible working rights, reform the welfare-to-work process and boost skills featured in the Queen’s...
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IT staff are so desperate to keep their jobs they would resort to haggling, bribery and blackmail, a survey has...
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The Damian Green fiasco serves as a stark reminder to employers to tighten up their confidentiality and whistleblowing policies, legal...
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Telephone lie detectors will be used to stop benefit cheats as part of the government’s welfare crackdowns in today’s Queen’s...
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The government has announced the new limits that will apply for calculating compensation awards granted by employment tribunals.The annual increases...
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HSBC’s decision to cut more than 500 jobs so close to Christmas has been branded a disgrace by unions.Yesterday (1...
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Aston Martin has become the latest victim of the credit crunch, as it announced plans to cut up to 600...
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In Noah v Sarah Desrosiers t/a Wedge, Bushra Noah, a Muslim hairdresser, succeeded in her claim that she had been...
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Without a doubt the worldwide web has brought many benefits since its inception in the early 1990s – apart from...