In his speech to the Conservative conference, Chancellor George Osborne today confirmed that ordinary claims[1] for unfair dismissal will not be available to employees until they’ve worked for 2 years. This news has been leaked as well as forecast ever since the coalition announced plans to consult on changes to the rules, but (with the [...]
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Post created on: October 3rd, 2011
For the next three weeks, the Government’s Red Tape Challenge will focus on employment related laws. The aim of the campaign is to identify regulations that can be improved, simplified, or even abolished, but done without watering down employee rights. The consultation is being supported by a discussion paper ‘Flexible, effective, fair: Promoting [...]
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Post created on: October 2nd, 2011
The National Minimum Wage increases from today. The new rates (which will apply from the beginning of your next pay period – not necessarily today) can be found at http://employmentlawclinic.com/latest-news/minimum-wage-to-increase-by-up-to-4/
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Post created on: October 1st, 2011
But not ready to confirm a 2 year qualifying period… yet Whether it was a “drafting error”, as BIS as describing it, or simply because the government aren’t quite ready to make the announcement yet, there was an insight into government’s plans this week when the Department of Business Innovation & Skills published its [...]
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Post created on: September 30th, 2011
While sometimes it will be obvious – for example, if an employment contract exists – how to determine the true legal status of someone working for an employer is not clearly set out in employment laws. The general various statuses are a worker, an employee, or a self-employed person, the employee getting most protection in [...]
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Post created on: August 2nd, 2011
