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The Equality Bill had its third reading in the House of Lords today, and is now expected to be followed by approval of the Lord’s amendments in the House of Commons, and finally Royal Assent – which will make the Bill an Act of Parliament. The new Act will harmonise many of the current discrimination […]
Read morePost created on: March 23rd, 2010
The new “Fitness for Work” forms are due to be introduced in less than three weeks, but the results of a survey published by Aviva Health suggests there is still ignorance about these from most employers & employees, and among those aware of the changes, many don’t think these will help. Among the 500 employers […]
Read morePost created on: March 19th, 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 […]
Read morePost created on: March 17th, 2010
New Regulations (The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010) came into force this week, making the practice of blacklisting trade unionists – activists or members of a trade union – illegal wherever this has a purpose of discriminating against a trade unionist. New guidance on the regulations has also been published by the Department […]
Read morePost created on: March 4th, 2010