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Britain’s biggest trade union, UNISON, has been given permission to appeal against the UK High Court’s decision to decline its judicial review challenge to the introduction of employment tribunal fees …

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The UK has published a new Code of Practice for ‘avoiding unlawful discrimination while preventing illegal working’ …

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The UK House of Commons has voted in favour of a “Ten-Minute Rule Bill” that proposes to outlaw unpaid internships …

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The UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has clarified that during a transfer of undertakings, employees may only bring a claim for failure to inform and consult against their current employer …

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The early conciliation scheme, under which parties to an employment dispute in the UK must attempt to resolve their dispute through the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) before making a claim to an Employment Tribunal, is now mandatory …

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The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the results of its survey on zero-hours contracts …

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In a recent case, the UK High Court granted an injunction to enforce a 12-month non-compete restriction despite the fact that, when read literally, it did not provide the employer with any protection …

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On April 6th 2014, regulations that prohibit the use of blacklists in respect to employees or potential employees came into effect in Northern Ireland …

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Northern Ireland’s Minister for Employment, Stephen Farry, has announced that he will introduce new legislation in the Northern Ireland Assembly to give parents the right to share parental leave and pay …

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The UK’s Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has recently established that for a claim of detrimental treatment linked to whistleblowing to succeed, it must be clear that the employer made a “conscious decision” to treat the employee in a detrimental way …

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According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics, weekly earnings, including bonuses, increased by 1 …

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From April 6th 2014, the UK’s Percentage Threshold Scheme will be abolished …

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In a recent case, the UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has held that an implied contractual entitlement may arise in cases where employers constantly make enhanced redundancy payments to their employees …

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In his 2014 Budget, the UK’s Chancellor, George Osborne, announced major changes to company car tax …

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The Bank of England has proposed an extension of the Remuneration Code to allow all firms regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to claw back bonuses …

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