Employment Minister Chris Grayling is in Brussels today, where he will reiterate the UK’s opposition to maternity leave proposals put forward by MEPs last October. If they were adopted, the proposals would provide employees with 20 weeks of maternity leave at full pay, at a cost estimated to be more than £2 billion per year […]
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Post created on: June 17th, 2011
With PCS, the largest civil service union, set to close its ballot for strike action tomorrow, the ATL & the NUT have both announced ballot results in favour of strike action today, raising the possibility of coordinated strike action taking place on 30 June. As well as the disruption to many schools in England & […]
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Post created on: June 14th, 2011
Business secretary Vince Cable has used a speech at the GMB Congress this morning to warn trade unions that co-ordinated strike action will lead to tougher strike laws. Mr Cable emphasised that there is currently no compelling reason to change the industrial relation laws, but warned that “should the position change, and should strikes impose […]
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Post created on: June 6th, 2011
In an employment tribunal ruling attracting media attention [1] today, a Claimant, Devan Maistry, appears to have successfully argued that a belief in the ethos of the BBC – public service broadcasting – is a philosophical belief, and is therefore covered under equality laws that generally protect a religious faith – religious or belief discrimination. […]
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Post created on: May 9th, 2011
The Government has published its guidance on the Agency Workers Regulations today, in advance of them coming into force on 1st October 2011. The regulations will provide agency workers with the same basic working and employment conditions as if they had been hired directly, after working for the same hirer for 12 consecutive weeks. This […]
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