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12/03/2010 10:48:14 - Two recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) cases - Stringer v HM Revenue and Customs and Pereda v Madrid Movilidad SA - have clarified the relationship between sick leave and paid annual leave under the European Working Time Directive. The Court has determined that: Statutory entitlement to paid annual leave continues to accrue over periods of sick [...]
11/03/2010 10:48:00 - The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case of San Ling Chinese Medical Centre v Lian Wei Ji has ruled that a contract of employment will not be rendered unenforceable on the grounds of illegality if a change in circumstances means that a work permit could be revoked - in order for the contract to be unenforceable, [...]
06/03/2010 09:42:21 - The latest unemployment figures have delivered a relatively pleasant surprise, indicating that unemployment stalled at 7.8% in November 2009. The UK’s rate of unemployment is a lot less than many people anticipated given the depth and length of the recession, particularly when compared to unemployment rates of 10% in both Europe and the US. The business [...]
05/03/2010 09:36:41 - The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has urged the Government to improve workers’ rights in order to help tackle poverty in the UK. According to the foundation, the number of people who find themselves repeatedly in and out of work has risen by 60% since 2006 - this shows that work is not a “sustainable route out of [...]
04/03/2010 09:36:21 - New regulations have been introduced by the Government that make it illegal for trade union members to be denied work through the use of blacklists. First announced last year, the regulations were put in place following a public consultation on the issue, which in turn was sparked by an incident in which evidence emerged that a [...]
26/02/2010 16:39:14 - Statistics recently released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in conjunction with the Institute of Commercial Management (ICM) show the full impact that the recent spate of snowy weather has had on small businesses. According to the survey, one in seven staff in small firms was unable to get to work on at least one [...]
25/02/2010 16:34:32 - The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) has launched a new Vulnerable Workers Project designed to assist construction workers who may be facing exploitation or are forced to work in unsafe circumstances. The project, which runs for two years, is based in Derby but will cover the whole of England. It has been funded [...]
24/02/2010 16:34:13 - The case of Accentuate v Asigra has demonstrated an important point concerning the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993. In the case, the High Court determined that it had authority to hear a claim for compensation under the regulations even though the claim in question stemmed from an agreement which was subject to Canadian law and [...]
24/02/2010 10:54:53 - The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has released its latest Monthly Business Survey, which provides an interesting insight into the issues currently concerning businesses in the UK. Of those who replied to the survey, 41% stated that they believed an incoming Government’s number one priority should be to reduce the budget deficit, while 22% indicated that [...]
23/02/2010 10:53:50 - A report by the New Economic Foundation (NEF), an influential think tank, has recommended that the working week should be shortened to just 21 hours. The NEF argues that this radical change would help to tackle a number of current problems, including over-consumption, high unemployment, inequality and poor work/life balance. The effects of the potential pension time-bomb [...]
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