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Acas urges early mediation
Employment relations service Acas is urging small businesses to consider early mediation rather than going to court to solve workplace disputes.
07/21/2008 01:00 AM
Landmark flexi-time decision
A landmark decision by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg means that millions of carers could be able to demand flexible working hours.
07/17/2008 01:00 AM
Butchers fined for failing to pay NMW
The owners of a Sheffield butcher's shop were last week successfully prosecuted for deliberately not paying the National Minimum Wage.
07/08/2008 01:00 AM
Review of no win no fee funding announced
The Government has today announced a review of no win no fee funding in employment (as well as personal injury and defamation) cases.
06/25/2008 01:00 AM
Employers of illegal workers named and shamed
Employers hiring illegal immigrants have been named and shamed by the Home Office on the UK Borders Agency website.
06/23/2008 01:00 AM
Britain secures 48 hour opt-out
Employers in Britain will retain the right to ask employees to work more than 48 hours a week following EU talks in Luxembourg last week.
06/17/2008 01:00 AM
HMRC wins tips case
A ruling today in favour of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in relation to tips means good news for the UK's restaurant and bar workers.
06/13/2008 01:00 AM
Carers Week
Acas is urging employers to help the three million carers in the UK who are juggling work with caring responsibilities this week.
06/12/2008 01:00 AM
RSI costing businesses £millions
Two thirds of employees suffer from work-related repetitive strain injury (RSI), according to a new survey, costing businesses more than £300m in lost working hours
06/09/2008 01:00 AM
Charity guilty of discrimination
A Christian charity which had a policy not to appoint or promote anyone who was not a practising Christian has been found to have discriminated against a former employee.
06/03/2008 01:00 AM