The UK Government joined forced with seven other EU countries this week to express their concerns about a proposed new Pregnant Workers Directive. The proposals put forward by the European Parliament would provide 20 weeks of maternity leave at full pay. Chris Grayling, Minister for Employment, who represented the Government during the meeting where issues [...]
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Post created on: December 7th, 2010
The Government announced plans today to make it easier for people to balance work & family life. Employment Relations Minister, Ed Davey, announced that the Government will extend the right to request flexible working to parents of children under 18 from 2011. The right is currently available to parents of children aged 16 or under, [...]
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Post created on: September 30th, 2010
The right to request time to train was included in the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act which came into force for employees in large organisations (employers with more than 250 employees) from April 2010, with plans for it to be extended to all employers in April 2011. The right allows any employee with 26 [...]
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Post created on: August 14th, 2010
The CBI today unveiled a package of measures that it suggests will ensure Britain’s labour market is best placed to sustain businesses and jobs during the recovery. The proposals include embracing more flexible working, blocking regulations that will cost jobs and changing industrial relations legislation. In the new report, Making Britain the Place to Work, the [...]
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Post created on: June 21st, 2010
A recent survey commissioned by recruiters Badenoch & Clark revealed that 43% of employees affected by the ash cloud travel restrictions saw their pay docked or their annual leave entitlement diminish. A quarter (24%) of employers allowed their staff to work remotely, whilst a third (32%) were generous enough to allow staff to take the [...]
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Post created on: May 28th, 2010
