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Working Forward: employers sign up to tackle discrimination against pregnant women and new mums

MAJOR employers, politicians and business bodies are supporting a new campaign to make workplaces the best they can be for pregnant women and new...

TUC warns big firms with ‘dirty little secret’ paying below minimum wage

Frances O'Grady, the TUC General Secretary, addressed the TUC 2016 conference and set out a clear warning to big companies that fail to pay...

16 fines imposed on employers for breaching employment rights with aggravating features

Since 6 April 2014 Employment Judges have had the power to issue a fine (in addition to any compensation awarded to the employee) where...

Judges critical of plans to devolve Employment Tribunals to Scotland’s First Tier Tribunal

The Scottish Parliament's proposals to transfer the Employment Tribunal to the Scottish First Tier have been knocked back was the Scottish Council of Employment...

903,000 people on zero-hours contracts

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has said 2.9 per cent of the UK workforce (903,000 workers) say they work on a zero hours...

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I’m pregnant and I don’t feel ‘COVID-19 Secure’ at work, what are my rights?

If you’re pregnant you’re naturally going to have concerns...

Furlough New Government Guidance

Nearly three quarters (71.7 per cent) of organisations are...

Constructive Dismissal

UPDATED FOR 2022 - This practical guide is all...

Five things we learnt in employment law this week (18 February 2020)

1. A one-off act can amount to a ‘provision,...

Five things we learnt in employment law (17 January 2020)

Five things we learnt in employment law this week ...