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
Nearly 1 in five working men (18%) would take all of the proposed six month paternity leave, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by the mobile phone company Orange. The research found that money concerns were the main factor preventing those who would not take all the leave from taking it (47%), with a quarter […]
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Post created on: March 17th, 2010
Following two important decisions on holiday pay (Stinger and Pereda) from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) , an employment tribunal has now ruled in a case (believed to be the first case of this nature since last year’s decisions) in favour of the employee. The case – Shah v First West Yorkshire Ltd – […]
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Post created on: February 22nd, 2010
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