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Gig economy workers call for government to regulate industry

17th March 2017

Zero-hours contracts and low-paid self-employment costs the Exchequer an estimated £4bn a year, according to a new TUC report published today.

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Five steps employers can take to improve their Modern Slavery reporting

16th March 2017

Modern Slavery Reporting, modern slavery statements, employers, employment law

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ECJ ruling on ‘banning headscarves’ is a ‘large backwards step’

16th March 2017

Case C-157/15, G4S Secure Solutions Employers can’t simply “ban headscarves” following the new European Court of Justice ruling.

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New figures show an increase in zero-hours contracts

16th March 2017

Zero-hour contracts now represent nearly 3% of all people in employment in the UK. Official figures from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimate that 905,000 people are on the contracts.

Five things we learnt in employment law this week

Five things we learnt in employment law this week (10 March)

10th March 2017

Five things we learned in employment law this week (10 March).

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Potential legal risks for employers attempting to diversify.

10th March 2017

A few weeks ago the McGregor-Smith Review, an independent report commissioned by the UK Government, called on employers to remove the barriers that are preventing people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds from progressing in the workplace.

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Gender Pay Gap Reporting: Five things employers need to know

13th March 2017

With new gender pay gap reporting obligations set to come into force next month, employers are turning their attention to how they will comply with the new regime. From 2017 and each subsequent year, an employing entity with 250 or more employees as at 5 April must publish certain statistics relating to bonus pay and hourly pay, to highlight any gender pay gap in relation to its employees. Slightly different rules apply to public sector employers, where the relevant date is 31 March.

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Gig-economy – Legal action launched in latest case of ‘forced self-employment’

7th March 2017

Union GMB has announced it will start legal action on behalf of members working as couriers for delivery company, DX. The union says that legal action will be taken with the aim of securing rights on pay, holidays, health and safety, discipline and grievances, on behalf of members who work as couriers and drivers for DX.

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Gender pay gap in Britain is “shaped by racial inequality”

6th March 2017

Pay-squeeze-cost-living-crisis

Five things we learnt in employment law this week

Five things we learnt in employment law this week (3 March)

3rd March 2017
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