Citation Employment Law and Health and Safety News

Acas consults on flexible working Code of Practice

19/05/2013 00:00:00

Acas has launched a consultation on a draft Code of Practice for the extended right to request flexible working.

DWP proposes auto-enrolment changes

16/05/2013 00:00:00

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is consulting on proposals to make the automatic enrolment process more straightforward.

House of Lords backs down on ‘Employee shareholder’ scheme

14/05/2013 00:00:00

The government’s proposals to introduce a new ‘employee shareholders’ status, which were initially defeated in the House of Lords, have been modified and will be implemented in autumn 2013.

Telecoms firms ordered to pay £100,000 NMW arrears

10/05/2013 00:00:00

Two telecommunication companies have been ordered to pay wage arrears of almost £100,000 to 197 of their call centre telesales workers.

Costly breach of Agency Workers Regulations

08/05/2013 00:00:00

An Employment Tribunal has awarded compensation to more than 150 Barnet London Borough Council workers worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Consultation on administration of shared parental leave

03/05/2013 00:00:00

The government has begun its public consultation on the Children and Families Bill 2013 and is seeking views on how the system for shared parental leave and pay (formerly referred to as ‘flexible parental leave and pay’) will work.

The World Day for Safety and Health at Work

23/04/2013 00:00:00

On Sunday 28^th April, The International Labour Organisation (ILO) will mark the 10th annual “World Day for Safety and Health at Work”.

New national minimum wage rates announced

22/04/2013 00:00:00

New rates from October 2013

The adult national minimum wage rate will increase to £6.

Citation are now working in collaboration with Electrical Testers Limited

16/04/2013 00:00:00

We are delighted to announce that Citation and Electrical Testers Limited are working in collaboration.

Fee for intervention rings the tills

11/04/2013 00:00:00

An engineering company has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of more than £5,000 after an employee's finger was crushed whilst using press machinery.

New initiative to tackle long-term sickness absence

05/04/2013 00:00:00

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that it is to launch a new independent ‘health and work assessment and advisory service’ aimed at getting people back to work and away from long-term sickness benefits.

Proposed TUPE reforms

03/04/2013 00:00:00

The government has published a consultation paper on its proposals to reform the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (‘TUPE’).

Employee shareholders

27/03/2013 00:00:00

The Law Society claims that proposals for new employee shareholder contracts (or employee-owner contracts as they were originally to be called) are flawed and will lead to more red tape, rather than less.

Court of Appeal gives landmark ruling on criminal records

22/03/2013 00:00:00

The government is seeking leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal ruling that the law which requires people to disclose all previous convictions to certain employers is a breach of human rights.

‘Christian discrimination’ case wins in Europe

19/03/2013 00:00:00

Nadia Eweida is the British Airways check-in clerk who lost her UK claim for religious discrimination after being told by her employer not to wear her cross and necklace at work because it contravened their dress code for ‘client-facing’ staff.

Increase in unpaid parental leave

13/03/2013 00:00:00

All employees who have completed one year’s service with their employer are now entitled to up to 18 weeks’ unpaid parental leave (previously 13 weeks) for each child under age five.

Increases in statutory payments

11/03/2013 00:00:00

Details of increased statutory payments from April 2013 have been announced.

Employment tribunal fees to be introduced from July?

07/03/2013 00:00:00

The Ministry of Justice has published a ‘Digital Strategy’ for its public services, in which it aims to become ‘digital by default’ so that, wherever possible, its services will be delivered through digital channels rather than face-to-face or by phone or post.