The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published a new consultation document giving proposals for information sharing between the various bodies that are responsible in law for the enforcement of employment rights.

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On 30 July, the judicial function of the House of Lords and its role as the final, and highest, appeal court in the UK came to an end.  On 1 October, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom took over jurisdiction on points of law for all civil law cases in the UK and for all criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  The court is now explicitly separate from both Government and Parliament and it operates from the former Middlesex Guildhall, on the western side of Parliament Square in London.

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Responding to a significant increase in calls to the CIPD and Acas helplines, the two organisations have produced joint guidance on managing the workforce in a recession.

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UK FlagThe Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has published a Report that describes the conclusions reached by the Vulnerable Worker Enforcement Forum.

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