UK News Archives - Page 17 of 30

Employment: Equality Bill 2009 – a wide-ranging reform of discrimination legislation

Posted on 31 January 2012 (22 November 2024) by Abbiss Cadres

The Equality Bill 2009 is currently being debated in Parliament, with simultaneous public consultation on specific provisions including the proposed extension of age discrimination laws to the provision of services. The Bill is designed to replace and simplify all existing anti-discrimination legislation in relation to the 9 “protected characteristics” of gender, marital/civil partnership status, sexuality, […]

Compensation & Benefits: Financial Services Bill

Posted on 31 January 2012 (22 November 2024) by Abbiss Cadres

Following the recent G20 summit in Pittsburgh in September 2009, it appears that a blank cheque has been written for financial services sector regulation […]

Employment: Government launch “helpline” on government enforced employment rights

Posted on 31 January 2012 (22 November 2024) by Abbiss Cadres

The service is available to employers and workers for information and advice, and to report breaches of national minimum wage, employment agency standards, working time rules and other matters […]

Employment: Redundancy pay increase from 1 October 2009

Posted on 31 January 2012 (22 November 2024) by Abbiss Cadres

The Government will increase the weekly limit for calculating statutory redundancy pay from £350 to £380 on 1 October 2009. […]

Compensation & Benefits: Clarification of entitlement to holiday pay upon termination

Posted on 31 January 2012 (22 November 2024) by Abbiss Cadres

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has upheld an employment tribunal’s decision that, under the terms of the employment contract, an employee was entitled to a payment in lieu of untaken holiday accrued over the full period of seven and a half years of employment, rather than just in her final year. […]

Employment: Equality Bill Update: responses to consultation on multiple discrimination proposals published

Posted on 31 January 2012 (22 November 2024) by Abbiss Cadres

The proposals aim to provide protection against multiple discrimination without placing undue burden on businesses. […]

Employment: “Whistle-blowing” – employment tribunal power to inform regulators

Posted on 31 January 2012 (22 November 2024) by Abbiss Cadres

An employee is protected from suffering detriment at work or being dismissed as a result of a notification of malpractice made in good faith either to their employer or, in certain circumstances, a third party (such as a regulator or statutory body) known as a “protected disclosure”. […]

Compensation & Benefits: Greater scope to challenge service-related pay criteria

Posted on 31 January 2012 (22 November 2024) by Abbiss Cadres

Employers required to justify both the “adoption” and “application” of service-related pay criteria as Court of Appeal establishes a low hurdle for employees […]