Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to United Kingdom as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
United Kingdom: MoJ faces £17.5m GDPR fine over subject access request backlog
The Ministry of Justice has been served with an enforcement order for infringing the GDPR …
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United Kingdom: All plan B Covid restrictions, including mask wearing, to end
Restrictions on the population due to the pandemic are now lifted, with no further requirements to work from home …
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United Kingdom: One in five young workers leaving roles due to poor parental leave
The importance of parental leave policies to the recruitment of 18-34 year olds has been highlighted by a study commissioned by the communications company Vodafone …
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United Kingdom: Digital right-to-work checks to become permanent from April 2022
Digital right to work checks will soon be possible using a new government Home Office system …
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United Kingdom: Cost of living crisis
Rising food costs drove up prices last month, with eight of the nine food groups increasing the headline rate …
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United Kingdom: What to expect in employment bill?
The long-awaited employment Bill will probably begin its passage through parliament this Spring …
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United Kingdom: Mental health absences drive sick leave costs up 31% (2021)
Mental health problems are driving up sick leave costs …
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United Kingdom: BT Group launches new Manifesto
The Telecommunications company BT has launched a new HR policy to accelerate growth through responsibility, inclusiveness and sustainability …
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United Kingdom: New government ‘passport’ to help disabled graduates get in to employment
A pilot scheme has been launched to assist disabled University graduates …
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United Kingdom: Changes in corporation tax from 2023
The huge corporation tax hike from 19% to 25% in 2023/4 for medium-large companies may drive many to expand overseas operations …
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United Kingdom: Inflation jumps to 10-year high of 5.1% in November 2021
Consumer prices continued to grow, as expected by FedEE, to 5 …
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United Kingdom: 11 countries removed from the red list (Covid-19)
Although the new variant of COVID-19 is now spreading quickly around the UK, the government has decided to remove the remaining 11 countries from the travel red list on the basis that the virus has already taken hold in the UK …
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United Kingdom: Over 200 UK companies named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage
The names of 208 companies that failed to pay the national minimum wage (NMR) have been made public …
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United Kingdom: Plan B – Working from home back (Covid-19)
The reported dictum under “Plan B” to send employees back home to work is actually advice, not the law …
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United Kingdom: Employee suffering from paranoid delusions did not have a disability
The Court of Appeal has issued a ruling that is important for any employer which is seeking to deal with an employee who has a recurring medical condition …
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