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The Government announced on 29 January that the UK will officially recognise Workers Memorial Day on 28 April each year to commemorate the thousands of people who have died, been seriously injured or made ill through their work.
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Posted February 4th, 2010 | No Comments »
Our newsletter two weeks ago explained in detail the new right for employees to apply to their employer to undertake study and training that will serve to make them more effective employees. At that time the detailed arrangements were only available on the Business Link and Directgov websites, but the formal Regulations have now been published.
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Posted February 4th, 2010 | No Comments »
In a decision given on 18 January 2010, the London Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), in the case Lyons v Mitie Security Ltd, ruled that annual holiday entitlement is not an absolute right as workers are required to give statutory or contractual notice to take leave.
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Posted January 27th, 2010 | No Comments »
In a newsletter article in October 2009, we reviewed the Government’s final consultation document on the implementation of the European Directive on Conditions for Temporary Workers. The final Agency Workers Regulations 2010 were laid before Parliament on 21 January and come into force on 1 October 2011, leaving over a year for agencies and hirers of agency workers to prepare for the changes.
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Posted January 27th, 2010 | No Comments »
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The right to apply to undertake study and training courses during employment becomes law for employees of large employers in April 2010, and employees of all employers in April 2011. The Regulations define the format of employee applications, the timetable that employers must follow when considering the applications, and the implications of agreeing to or rejecting the applications.
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Posted January 20th, 2010 | No Comments »
This revised Code of Practice came into effect from 1 January 2010. It has been revised, after consultation, to reflect the changing nature of the British workplace and the effect this has had on time off arrangements for trade union representatives.
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Posted January 15th, 2010 | No Comments »
The Government has announced that there will be an extra bank holiday in June 2012 to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The date will be Tuesday, 5 June 2012 and, to form a long weekend of celebration, the late May bank holiday will be moved to Monday 4 June.
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Posted January 15th, 2010 | No Comments »
Section 34 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 and Article 33 of the Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 provide for an increase or decrease in the following statutory limits from 1 February each year according to the year-on-year change in the retail price index (RPI) at the previous September.
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Posted December 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
The Cabinet Office has announced substantial reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) to take effect from 1 April 2010. They are intended to save up to £500 million over the next three years without impacting on the very lowest-paid civil servants.
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Posted December 9th, 2009 | No Comments »
In the seven months since the Pre-Claim Conciliation (PCC) service was introduced, Acas has helped businesses avoid more than 2,000 employment tribunal claims.
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Posted December 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
