Employment Law News
This section contains the latest updates relating to Employment
Law.
Recent research has revealed that there were 15 per cent more people seeking legal advice regarding their employment in July of this year, compared to June.
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The Equality Act is set to come into force this October. To help you prepare, Mentor is preparing a series of factsheets – or tutorials - on key changes introduced by the Equality Act.
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As part of its “bonfire of the quangos” the coalition government announced on 22nd July 2010 that it proposed to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board in England and to bring control of agricultural wages within the National Minimum Wage (NMW) structure.
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On 29th July the Government announced a consultation on proposals to abolish the compulsory retirement procedure completely by October 2011.
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After a period of uncertainty following the formation of the new Coalition Government, it has now been confirmed that the Equality Act will begin to be implemented in October 2010 as originally anticipated.
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Following the halting of further implementation of the Vetting and Barring scheme in England and Wales, the Scottish government has announced that the equivalent scheme in Scotland will be implemented from 30th November 2010.
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The recession seems to be having an impact on the number of claims received by Employment Tribunals
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The Vetting and Barring Scheme in England and Wales has been “halted” by the new coalition Government, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced on 14th June.
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The Government has given new terms of reference to the independent body that sets the National Minimum Wage, the Low Pay Commission.
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In changes agreed by the outgoing Labour Government, the new Government has confirmed that all apprentices will qualify for the NMW from 1st October.
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Following England’s less-than-sparkling performance in the World Cup – a consolation for fans being an even worse performance by France, which even saw a players’ strike – are there any lessons that employers could learn from the teams’ experience?
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