Tesco’s illegal workers 21.08.2012 By Susannah Peck Tesco now faces a civil penalty of up to £10,000 for each illegal worker unless it can provide evidence... Read the article
Supreme court hears first age discrimination cases 23.07.2012 By Susannah Peck In the Seldon case, Mr Seldon was forced to retire at age 65 as a partner in a law firm... Read the article
More reforms for Irish employment law enforcement 09.07.2012 By Susannah Peck With a history of up to eight months for employers to be notified that a claim has been lodged against... Read the article
Employment laws under review 02.07.2012 By Susannah Peck For example, although the Coalition Government increased the qualifying service to bring an unfair dismissal claim to two years where... Read the article
Citation urges employers to prepare for “summer of sickies” 06.06.2012 By Susannah Peck With the Olympic Games starting in London just weeks after the UEFA European Championships in the Ukraine, UK industry is... Read the article
Recommendations in the Beecroft report to cut red tape should be welcomed 01.06.2012 By Susannah Peck It is also disappointing – if it is true – that the Prime Minister ‘doctored’ Beecroft’s findings in some... Read the article
Government Seeks Views on Dismissal Rules 13.05.2012 By Susannah Peck Views are also requested on the idea of compensated no-fault dismissal for micro-businesses (those with fewer than 10 employees). Under... Read the article
Minimum Wage Frozen for Some 09.05.2012 By Susannah Peck Government ministers have accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation that the rate for 16-17 year olds should remain at £3.68... Read the article
RIDDOR changes 19.03.2012 By Susannah Peck From this date employers will only need to report injuries that lead to an employee being absent from work,... Read the article