Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to United Kingdom as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

United Kingdom: New guidelines following consultation about working environment

It is somewhat ironic that those we consult about upholding the law should be part of a culture which has too often dishonoured it …

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United Kingdom: ACAS survey reveals redundancy plans

The state-owned Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) recently commissioned the pollster ‘YouGov’ to carry out a survey of redundancy plans in UK companies for the coming year …

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United Kingdom: Greater fairness at work

The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 has now gained Royal Assent, although it still awaits full implementation …

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United Kingdom: Measures to improve minimum wage compliance

Various estimates exist about the number of workers who are underpaid relative to their entitlements under the national minimum wage/national living wage …

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United Kingdom: New policy on post-Brexit employment law

The government has issued a paper outlining what it calls a Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy …

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United Kingdom: Why are more employees ‘going sick’?

The time lost due to sickness rose to 185 million working days last year …

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United Kingdom: Guidance on positive action

The guidance outlines the scope for undertaking special measures and initiatives as set out in the Equality Act 2010 …

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United Kingdom: Ethnicity pay gap reporting

The government has published guidance on how to introduce such pay gap reporting on a voluntary basis …

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United Kingdom: Signs of an ongoing pandemic

Although excess mortalities have largely died out across the European Union, indicating a sharp tailing off of the COVID-19 pandemic – the two major exceptions are Greece and Cyprus …

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United Kingdom: IR35 Rules finally come to an end

Ever since 2017, rules on ‘off-payroll’ working have been tightening to make contract work increasingly difficult to sustain …

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United Kingdom: Zero-hours contracts likely to be made unlawful with change of government

The next general election must take place before 28th January 2025 …

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United Kingdom: 4-day week not the Nirvana claimed

It can hardly be rated as anything but a wonderful deal to be offered an opportunity to operate for just 80% of a previous working week with no loss of pay …

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United Kingdom: Ban on recruitment covers more third world countries

The newly updated version of the Code of Practice for international recruitment of health and social care personnel was issued in March 2023 …

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United Kingdom: How far may an employer go in disciplining a disabled employee?

The Employment Appeals Tribunal case of McQueen v General Optical Council (EAT 36) is required reading for any employer that employs people with mental health disabilities …

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United Kingdom: Employers not expected to ‘shut down’ robust, but legitimate conversations

The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill, which has just passed through the Lords on a second reading, seeks to oblige employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment at work, including that between employees and involving third parties …

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