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Queen's Speech 2012 - continuing reforms in employment law
Comment Posted on 16/05/2012 15:07:00 | Category: Other |
In her Speech delivered at the opening of Parliament last week, the Queen announced Bills to be introduced in the next session of Parliament up to Spring 2013. Of interest are the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, the Children and Families Bill and the Crime and Courts Bill. The scope of further reforms which are set out in a number of Bills include: Overhaul of the Tribunal system. The ... read more...
Queen's Speech 2012
Comment Posted on 09/05/2012 16:23:00 | Category: Other |
Pensions, parental leave and tribunal reform featured in the Queen’s Speech today:  She announced the Government will move forward on the reform of state and public sector pensions, which will take a step forward to a more generous state pension and won’t penalise people for saving Proposals are to be made to allow both parents to share parenting responsibilities by making par... read more...
Respondent successful in cost application and EAT agrees
Comment Posted on 16/04/2012 13:05:00 | Category: Other |
In most cases in the tribunal costs orders are the exception rather than the rule, unlike other areas of litigation where the general rule is that costs follow the event and the unsuccessful litigant normally has to foot the legal bill for the litigation. Not this time, the EAT, in Peat & ors v Birmingham City Council, upheld a decision by the tribunal to award costs against a group of claima... read more...
Employment law changes coming into effect in April 2012
Comment Posted on 03/04/2012 09:54:00 | Category: Other |
The following changes are due to come into force on 6 April 2012  Unfair Dismissal Significantly employees whose employment is due to start on or after 6 April will be subject to an increase in the qualifying period for unfair dismissal. The period has increased from one to two years. The order bringing the changes into force can be found here. The impact of this change has been the subjec... read more...
Employmentbuddy App is launched
Comment Posted on 29/03/2012 11:24:00 | Category: Other |
Employmentbuddy has just launched a smart phone App, based on our Employment Law Facts & Figures brochure. The App includes: Redundancy calculator Details of rates of awards and pay Qualifying periods for statutory employment rights Fair reasons for dismissal Flexible working flowchart Latest news & articles Click on the following links to download the App for your respe... read more...
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