Worker Registration Scheme extended to 2011 The restrictions on workers who come to the UK from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the...

Negotiating skills and collective conciliation key in today’s climate Acas has published its latest Policy Discussion Paper on the role collective conciliation and negotiating...

Increase to statutory redundancy pay limit announced The Government has announced a one-off increase in a week’s pay for the purposes of calculating the amount...

Government consults on new pension arrangements The Department for Work and Pensions is consulting on draft regulations concerning the practical arrangements for employers to enroll...

Government introduces Equality Bill into Parliament The Equality Bill, which was formally introduced into the House of Commons on 24 April 2009, has now been...

Unsuccessful job applicant wins right to see all applications In ICO Decision Notice re Leicester City Council, a complainant had unsuccessfully applied for internal vacancies....

Commission considers 48-hour working week opt-out should stay The European Commission has delivered an opinion rejecting the European Parliament’s proposal to scrap the opt-out from...

Calls for redundancy payments to increase With the recession biting-hard and more and more job losses being announced, pressure is mounting on the Government to...