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EAT: Facility time counts as working time
7 May 2015
An Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that meetings for health and safety and trade union representatives qualify as working time with regards to the Working Time Regulations 1998.
Leaked: Welfare cuts to come
5 May 2015
The Guardian has revealed a list of potential cuts drafted by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Psychologists Against Austerity Campaign
6th May 2015
With the outcome of the general election looking unclear one thing we can be sure of is that austerity will be something that remains at the forefront of the electorate’s consciousness during the post-election period. How this will translate into government policy is uncertain, however one campaign making a case against further austerity policies is Psychologists Against Austerity.
Cable admits that employment tribunal fees were a mistake
1 May 2015
Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable has admitted that the Coalition’s introduction of employment tribunals was a mistake.
Woolworths workers lose year-long fight for compensation
1 May 2015
Thousands of workers who lost their jobs when Woolworths collapsed have lost their compensation claim.
The Labour manifesto: Health and Safety
29 April 2015
On International Workers Memorial Day 2015, Labour have taken the opportunity to unveil their plans for health and safety.
Living standards fell throughout entire Coalition period
30 April 2015
The period between 2010-2014 was the worst for living standards for at least half a century (directly comparable records begin in 1960), according to TUC research.
Tribunal victory for blacklisted worker
30 April 2015
A workplace rep has won his Employment Tribunal case for unfair dismissal.
Election manifestos: What is in it for employment law?
5 April 2015
A short summary of where the UK’s major parties stand on some key labour law issues.
TUC: Zero hours contracts are the tip of the iceberg
30 April 2015
Zero hours contracts are only one aspect of the employment crisis.
First case to apply ‘public interest’ to whistleblowing
24 April 2015
The first case applying the new legislation on whistleblowing contained in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 has been heard.
Conservative Manifesto: A British Bill of Rights?
24 April 2015
A manifesto pledge attracting much attention this election is the “British Bill of Rights” proposed by the Conservatives.
