Employment Laws Open for Repeal upon Brexit Parliament has briefly returned from its summer recess today, with a welcome to the despatch box from the new Brexit Minister, David Davis – the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. Among the many questions that were put to the new minister were questions about how […]
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Right to Request Flexible Working Extended to Most Employees From today [30 June 2014], any employee that has been employed for at least six months can make an application for flexible working – a right that was previously limited to those with a child or caring responsibilities. Employers receiving an application will have to […]
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Post created on: June 30th, 2014
“Employee Shareholders” Law Agreed After concessions that the Lords considered would result in the new employment law introducing an “employee shareholder” status more or less meaningless for all practical purposes, clause 27 of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill has tonight been agreed by the House of Lords. The clause has been subject to significant amendments […]
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Post created on: April 24th, 2013
Lords Reject “Rights for Shares” by Increased Majority With an majority that’s grown by 15 – from 54 on 20 March, to 69 votes on 22 April 2013 – the government have once again lost a crucial vote in the House of Lords, their new status of “Employee Shareholder” (or “employment rights for shares”) defeated […]
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Post created on: April 22nd, 2013
Government Majority of 38 Reinstates “Employee Shareholders” With very little coverage in today’s media[1] (only the BBC appearing to include a mention of the vote, and then only in its Democracy Live pages), MPs yesterday voted to reinstate clause 27 of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill – “rights for shares”, or a new status of […]
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Post created on: April 17th, 2013