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The UK government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has issued new guidance for employers on zero-hours contracts …

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The UK’s Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has reversed an Employment tribunal decision in an important ruling concerning a service provision change (SPC) under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) …

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Employers are reminded that the UK’s national hourly minimum wage rates increase tomorrow, October 1st …

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The UK Automaker Jaguar Land Rover has established a new Academy to further strengthen its 100 million pound (152 million US dollar) skills development programme …

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According to the latest figures published by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), the number of workers who say they are employed on a zero-hour contract in their main employment has increased by 19% to 744,000 in the past year …

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The UK’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) recently published three new guides to assist employers in understanding their obligations under equality and discrimination legislation …

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A new requirement for large companies in the UK to produce a slavery and human trafficking statement every financial year is expected to come into force in October 2015 …

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According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics, bonuses accounted for 6% of total pay for the whole UK economy in the financial year ending 2015 …

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The UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) recently held that the dismissal of an employee who had made derogatory comments concerning their employment on a social media site was fair …

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As of September 1st 2015, individuals applying for entry into the UK under the Tier 1 category visa (Entrepreneurs and Investors) will need to obtain a criminal record certificate for every country they have lived in for 12 months or more in the 10 years prior to making their application …

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According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics, in the twelve months leading up to June 2015, there were 670,000 working days lost as a result of 156 labour relations stoppages …

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The UK government has launched a consultation on potential reforms to the taxation of termination payments …

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The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that EU law does not give agency workers a right to apply for the position they have been temporarily filling …

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Drivers of vehicles registered in Denmark, Ireland and the UK currently escape many traffic speeding offences committed in the rest of the European Union …

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New research by the Equality and Human Rights Commission estimates that 54,000 new mothers in the UK could be forced out of their jobs every year as a result of maternity discrimination …

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