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Posted 04/04/2012 The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) believes the government is right to make changes to employment law regarding dismissals.From this Friday (April 6th), the qualifying period in which...
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Posted 02/03/2011 Many people do not realise that the small print of their home insurance policies contain clauses that invalidate their cover if their property is unoccupied for more than...
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Posted 15/03/2012 The Institute of Directors (IoD) has stated employment law has become “lop-sided” and called for all parties to get behind plans to reform the current system.Director-general of the...
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Posted 19/03/2012 Redundancy law should be reformed by the coalition government, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).Director-general of the organisation John Longworth stated there ought to be a...
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Posted 03/04/2012 Changes to employment law could mean UK employees are at risk of losing their jobs.This is according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), which claimed up to 2.7...
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Posted 22/03/2012 Savings and investment firm Standard Life has welcomed the launch of a consultation on the legal processes behind inheritance tax. More specifically, the restriction on the exemption of...
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Posted 16/02/2011 Redundancy will continue to hit the British workforce hard in 2011, a survey has suggested. According to a study carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and...
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Posted 21/03/2012 Despite the coalition’s promise to make deregulation a top priority, the British Chambers of Commerce has asserted that the majority of firms across the country are still facing...
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Posted 18/01/2011 A substantial sum in compensation has been agreed for a woman whose husband died at work. Adam Johnston, 38, was working for Crown House Technologies and Kidde Fire...
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Posted 01/03/2012 Redundancy payments given to workers in Merseyside who were told they were losing their jobs have been handed over to a local charity.Some 175 members of staff at...
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Posted 05/03/2012 Companies may be open to employment law cases if they fail to pay employees of different genders equally, as it has been revealed there is still a pay...
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Posted 29/02/2012 Despite many youngsters shunning cycle helmets, boys and girls aged 11-16 would welcome a law enforcing their wear. Anecdotal research carried out by the Brain Injury Group in...
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