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 Slovak...

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

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...

Tribunal failed to consider reasonableness of investigation overall In Compass Group UK v Celebi, the EAT overturned a tribunal’s decision of unfair dismissal. The tribunal...

Employment-related proposals in the Queen’s Speech 2008 The Queen’s Speech contained proposals for three pieces of legislation which will impact on employers: The Equality Bill,...

New statutory rates announced plus guidance on tax and childcare The new increased rates for Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay and...