2 May 2012 | Michael Delaney
In a landmark ruling in Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes, the Supreme Court has provided important guidance on the components needed to justify a compulsory retirement age (and in particular a mandatory...
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2 May 2012 | Michael Delaney
Acas has published new guidance on tackling mental illness at work.
Mental ill-health has a huge detrimental effect on productivity: 91m work days are lost every year, costing businesses £30bn a year...
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18 April 2012 | Michael Delaney
I have summarised below the main changes to employment law that took place on 1 and 6 April 2012.
Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
1. The standard rates of statutory maternity, paternity...
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16 February 2012 | Michael Delaney
The Government has published draft legislation, which, when enacted, will increase the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal from one to two years. The increase will apply to employees who start...
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8 February 2012 | Richard Phillips
In the most recent instalment of its “Red Tape Challenge”, the Government has asked businesses to give their opinion on company legislation, with the aim of reducing the burden of regulation on UK...
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31 January 2012 | Michael Delaney
The Government has launched a pilot scheme for two regional 'mediation networks' in Cambridge and Manchester for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The Department for Business, Innovation and...
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27 January 2012 | Michael Delaney
The Government has published a revised timetable for pensions auto-enrolment.
From 1 October 2012, and depending on the size of the PAYE scheme, employers will have to enrol eligible employees automatically...
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20 January 2012 | Michael Oberwarth
Flexible working is a key issue for both employers and employees and now the Government is promoting its benefits.
In November 2011, the transport Minister Norman Baker launched the ‘Anywhere Working’...
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20 January 2012 | Michael Delaney
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has said that that the increase in parental leave from 13 to 18 weeks will not be implemented by March 2012.
The EU Parental Leave Directive,...
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19 January 2012 | Michael Delaney
On 6 April 2012, the qualifying period for unfair dismissal will increase from one to two years. Further details are here.
When the government announced this change in October 2011, it did not confirm...
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