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Is your business ready for the Agency Workers Regulations

Is your business ready for the Agency Workers Regulations - 05 August 2011

by Kate McCormick - Para Legal
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 are planned to take effect on 1 October 2011. The purpose of...
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Survey has found that the tribunal system favours employees

Survey has found that the tribunal system favours employees - 08 June 2011

by Katy Murcutt - Paralegal
It has been discovered recently that all employers believe that the current Employment Tribunal...
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Court of Appeal has stated that career-long compensation should be rare

Court of Appeal has stated that career-long compensation should be rare - 15 May 2011

by Alex Wright - Legal Associate
An organisation or company should not be obliged to give an employee financial compensation if they...
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Government to Reduce Number of Employment Tribunals

Government to Reduce Number of Employment Tribunals - 31 January 2011

by Alex Wright - Legal Associate
The Government has unveiled plans to take away the right of employees who have worked for one year...
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Retirement Age Scrapped From April

Retirement Age Scrapped From April - 13 January 2011

by Katy Murcutt - Paralegal
The Government has announced the retirement age of 65 years will no longer apply from April this...
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Minimum Wage Increase

Minimum Wage Increase - 26 July 2010

by Katy Murcutt - Paralegal
The national minimum wage will increase from 1st October 2010 to the following rates:  Adults...
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Employment Law Experts Dismayed Over Late Employee Procedure

Employment Law Experts Dismayed Over Late Employee Procedure - 16 July 2010

by Sam Mitchell - Legal Associate
In business one thing companies try to do is cut down on improper time management to enhance a...
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Bald Man Triumphs Drug Test Appeal

Bald Man Triumphs Drug Test Appeal - 25 June 2010

by Katy Murcutt - Paralegal
A balding man who applied to join Northern Ireland’s police force was rejected because he was...
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