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[…]
European Commission proposes Directive to increase women’s representation on boards
LATEST NEWS Nov 15, 2012
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[…]
Civil Aviation Regulations give effect to ECJ ruling on pilots’ holiday pay
LATEST NEWS Oct 18, 2012
In British Airways plc v Williams and ors, the Supreme Court has held that the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004 can be interpreted so as to give effect to[…]
The Government has announced further amendments to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill creating, among other things, a power to issue regulations on mandatory equal pay audits for employers who[…]
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced that the Government will not be introducing ‘no-fault dismissal’ for micro businesses following its call for evidence. The Government has also[…]
Norman Lamb, Minister for Employment Relations, has publicly named Rita Patel, a Leicester hair and beauty salon owner, for failing to pay GBP3,361.22 in national minimum wage (NMW) to a[…]
In Trago Mills (South Devon) Ltd v Information Commissioner and anor the Information Rights Tribunal has held that a council was entitled to refuse part of a freedom of information[…]