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BIS publish updated guidance on calculating NMW and NLW

12 April 2016

12 April 2016

Women and Equalities Committee publish report on gender pay gap

A report by the Women and Equalities Committee finds that the UK’s gender pay gap of 19.2% represents a significant loss to productivity....

8 April 2016

Whistleblowing about cramped working conditions may be in the “public interest”

Under S.43B (1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, to qualify for whistleblowing protection, a disclosure made on or after 25 June 2013 has to...

23 March 2016

Workers in the UK put in £31.5billion of unpaid overtime a year

The TUC’s analysis of the Labour Force Survey has shown that UK workers gave their employers £31.5 billion of unpaid overtime last year....

23 March 2016

Acas publish new guide on employing younger workers

Acas has published a new guide on employing younger workers highlighting the different and additional statutory rights....

23 March 2016

Sales rep nicknamed ‘Gramps’ awarded £63,000

The Telegraph has reported that a sales rep nicknamed "Gramps" by a younger colleague has been awarded £63,000 after winning his age discrimination claim....

23 March 2016

Five measures in March 2016 budget impacting on employment

Five measures set out in the HM Treasury Budget Report 2016 will impact on employment....

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One third of eating disorder sufferers face discrimination at work

21 March 2016

21 March 2016

Latest ONS figures show 801,000 people on zero hours contracts

The latest ONS estimate of the number of people who are employed on zero hours contracts in their main employment is 801,000 for October to...

21 March 2016

Tribunal figures for Oct to Dec 2015 show almost same amount of claims as 2014

The MoJ have published the tribunal statistics for October to December 2015....

21 March 2016

Government accepts LPC’s recommendations for the 2016 NMW

The Government has announced that it has accepted all of the rate recommendations for the National Minimum Wage made in the Low Pay Commission's (LPC)...

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Employer liable for employee who attacked a customer

18 March 2016

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