The amount of sick leave continued a trend that started after 2003, falling again in 2011 according to a report published by the Office for National Statistics today. The average amount of sick leave per employee is now less than 4.5 days, 1.6% of working days in the private sector, and this figure is slightly […]
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Post created on: May 15th, 2012
In theory, the Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 abolished employers’ right to require employees to retire. Despite recent press rulings that might suggest otherwise, that is still the law, so before employers rush to reintroduce compulsory retirement based on the ruling of the Supreme Court in Seldon v Clarkson Wright & […]
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Post created on: April 29th, 2012
After Labour withdrew its amendment, the “Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012” was approved by the House of Lords this afternoon. The Opposition did not withdraw its amendment to a motion on the Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012, but that amendment failed to secure the […]
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Post created on: March 28th, 2012
Two small but controversial changes to employment law are expected to pass their final parliamentary hurdle next week, when motions that the “Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012” and the “Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012” “be approved” are moved by Lord De Mauley in the House […]
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Post created on: March 23rd, 2012
The Government has today confirmed that the minimum wage will increase for adults & apprentices from October, although the current rates will be frozen for 16-20 year olds. The new rates, payable for pay reference periods that commence on or after 1 October 2012, will be: Adult rate – £6.19 an hour, an increase of […]
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Post created on: March 19th, 2012
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