Changes to TUPE The Government has issued a consultation on proposed changes to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, formulated in response to the ‘call for evidence’[…]
Is it within the range of reasonable responses for an employer to refuse to undertake further investigations which would support the account of an employee accused of gross misconduct? Usually[…]
In its response to its consultation on the collective redundancy rules, the Government has announced that the current 90-day minimum consultation period where employers are proposing to make 100 or[…]
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2012 SI 2012/3007 has been published. The Order will increase the limits on certain employment tribunal awards and other amounts payable under employment[…]
The Government has responded to its consultation on employee ownership which allows employees to give up some employment rights, such as unfair dismissal, in return for shares. The Government intends[…]
European Commission proposes Directive to increase women’s representation on boards
LATEST NEWS Nov 15, 2012
The European Commission has proposed a Directive to increase women’s representation in non-executive board-member positions to 40 per cent in publicly listed companies, with the exception of small and medium[…]
Government to introduce flexible parental leave and the right to request flexible working for all
LATEST NEWS Nov 13, 2012
The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has announced that, from 2015, the UK will have a new system of flexible parental leave. The Government will also legislate to extend the[…]
Paid annual leave may be calculated on pro rata basis for zero-hours contracts
LATEST NEWS Nov 12, 2012
In Heimann and anor v Kaiser GmbH the ECJ has held that calculating the paid annual leave of workers on short-time working on a pro rata temporis basis did not[…]
The Government has published a consultation on the detail of implementing ‘employee owner’ status. Under the proposals, the Employment Rights Act 1996 will be amended to create a third employment[…]
In Birmingham City Council v Abdulla and ors the majority of the Supreme Court has held that equal pay claims, which would have been out of time in an employment[…]