The Government has announced its plans to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees from 2014. […]
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The Government has announced its plans to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees from 2014. […]
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The Government has announced its plans to introduce shared parental leave from 2015. Additional paternity leave will be consigned to the history books. […]
Recent research has suggested that the idea of a glass ceiling limiting women’s progression to senior levels in companies is now outdated – only to be replaced by multiple barriers. […]
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Days off for sickness have decreased in the last year but presenteesim is on the increase. The Centre for Mental Health has previously reported that the cost of absenteeism in the UK accounts for £8.4 billion and the average employee takes 7 days off sick each year of which 40% is for mental health problems. […]
The Court of Appeal has recently held that a member of an LLP is not a “worker”. As a result, they cannot bring a whistle-blowing claim against the LLP. […]
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The Flexible Working Commission (the “Commission”) has published a report which recommends that employers should be able to use trial periods following a flexible work request. […]
The EAT have issued a reminder of the consequences of harmonising terms following a TUPE transfer. […]
The Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill was debated in Parliament on 14 September 2012 and the government has confirmed that it intends to back this bill. […]
A new set of rules has been proposed designed to streamline the operation of Employment Tribunals. […]
The service provision rules under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) do not apply when there is a change in the client who receives the new contractor’s services. […]
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