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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has revealed that the London living wage will increase from its existing rate of £8 …

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The UK government has confirmed that it will be abolishing the short-service pension refund system from October 2015 …

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The UK’s Shared Parental Leave Regulations are due to enter into force on December 1st 2014 …

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The UK’s Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has revealed plans to increase apprentices’ pay from £2 …

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The UK’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has produced guidance on dress codes in the workplace …

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The UK Court of Appeal recently considered whether an expatriate employee had the right to bring a claim for unfair dismissal before the UK courts …

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A survey commissioned by cyber security company, Sophos, has revealed that only 23% of employees in UK, French and German businesses believe that their company acts in full compliance with data protection laws …

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The UK’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, ACAS, has published guidance designed to help UK employers manage bereavement in the workplace …

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The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that where an employer makes a deduction from an employee’s wages as a result of an overpayment in the previous month, this must be explained in an itemised pay statement …

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According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics, there were 8 …

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Although there are 24 official languages in the EU, English was the most commonly studied foreign language at lower secondary level in 2012 …

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The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employer may begin disciplinary proceedings against an employee before criminal proceedings relating to the same conduct are concluded …

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Bonuses are now at their highest level since before the economic crisis hit, according to the UK’S Office of National Statistics …

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From October 1st 2014, employees and agency workers in the UK will be entitled to take time off from work to attend antenatal appointments with a pregnant partner …

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The Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron, has said he would consider giving grandparents new rights to leave from work when they care for a child whose parents have died or fallen ill …

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