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A former train driver who was forced to leave his job without a redundancy payout from his employer has been awarded compensation.Stephen Morgan was employed ...
A woman who insists that she was sacked from her job as a high-flying executive because she was pregnant is seeking compensation with the assistance of ...
Employers who are allowing young people to work for free as part of work experience have been criticised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Internships ...
A large proportion of people selected for redundancy in the UK are unhappy about the way their employer handled the issue.This is according to new figures ...
Pensions have been rated as the most important perk in the workplace by a survey of employees.The research carried out by the National Association of ...
Civil servants from across the UK are organising strike action that will take place on March 8th and 9th 2010 in a bid to protest against cuts in redundancy ...
Increased research into caste-based discrimination in British workplaces could see it become illegal under employment law upon the request of one government ...
As many as one in ten local council employees could be facing redundancy as the government plans to cut spending on services such as libraries and nurseries.This ...
A leading charity representing older people has claimed that the current law on retirement ages is being used by some companies to force employees out ...
New proposals put forward to the European Union would see the employment law changed with regard to maternity leave, it has been revealed.Under the draft ...
The introduction of fit notes to replace the current system of sick notes could have important implications for employment law.This is according to the ...
The continued lack of significant growth among UK businesses is likely to lead to further redundancies during 2010, according to an expert.John Philpott, ...
A trade union has hailed a recent Court of Appeal ruling over an unequal pay dispute as a potential landmark employment law ruling.Unite has welcomed ...
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is discussing nationwide industrial action over potential changes to redundancy procedures for civil servants.Proposals ...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the government to support the right of women workers to receive equal pay via employment law changes.Brendan ...
A professional industry body has called on the government to amend employment law relating to the retirement age in order to benefit workers and businesses.The ...
TV presenter Miriam O'Reilly is to take her former employers at the BBC to court after alleging they breached employment law relating to ageism and sexism.The ...
A family charity has welcomed proposed employment law changes which will introduce greater flexibility for new fathers who want to take time off work.Families ...
The government has committed to continuing to implement employment law changes in order to foster better equality standards in UK workplaces.Minister ...
Older workers must be offered more opportunities and support under employment law, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).The body ...
Workers across the UK are finding their lifestyles threatened by the rising risk of redundancy, according to new research.New statistics from the Chartered ...
Prospective Labour MP Steph Booth is to make a compensation claim after being selected for redundancy by a charity organisation.The candidate for Calder ...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged the government to revise employment law relating to equality in order to create a fairer climate for ethnic ...
IT services firm Fujitsu has been accused of breaching employment law relating to discrimination when selecting workers for redundancy.Trade union Unite ...
Leading scientist Baroness Greenfield is to initiate legal proceedings against the Royal Institution (RI) after alleging that it violated employment law ...
Incoming changes to employment law will provide greater protection for older workers against discrimination in the jobs market, according to the government.Harriet ...
Employees in Norfolk could find themselves threatened by an increased redundancy risk over the coming months, according to an expert.Dr Jerome Healy, ...
Companies may be increasingly falling foul of employment law by bullying and mistreating their staff during the recession, according to a former charity ...
The NHS has been accused of wasting taxpayers' money on legal efforts to deny female workers the equal pay to which they are entitled under employment ...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the government to do more to safeguard the rights of agency workers under employment law.Brendan Barber, ...
British workers have seen their susceptibility to the risk of joblessness and redundancy increase over the last year, according to new research.Figures ...
Two television reporters who were selected for redundancy by Anglia TV are to launch unfair dismissal claims against the broadcaster over allegations ...
Workers with ethnic minority backgrounds may be increasingly threatened by redundancy as a result of the recession, according to new research.The Equality ...
The European Commission has raised concerns that current employment law in the UK is not providing adequate protection for those facing workplace discrimination.European ...
A supplier of poultry products to major supermarkets is to be the subject of industrial and legal action over alleged breaches of employment law relating ...
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has called on the government to reach a compromise on its contentious plans to reduce the compensation ...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for further political action to be taken in order to prevent ethnic minorities from being selected for redundancy ...
British workers are still concerned about the threat of redundancy despite recent economic improvements, according to a new poll.Homelessness charity ...
An employment law amendment is being demanded by the EU in order to safeguard the rights of gay workers to be hired by religious organisations.The EU ...
An advisory group has called on workers to seek the counsel of solicitors if they feel that their rights under employment law are being compromised during ...
A spiritualist police worker has won a landmark employment law ruling to have his faith recognised under the 2003 Religion and Belief Regulations.Alan ...
Harriet Harman has pledged the government's support to combating pay discrimination against women with forthcoming employment law changes.The minister ...
Female doctors may have a case to make compensation claims for discrimination after a British Medical Association (BMA) report revealed a salary discrepancy ...
A trade union has called for employment law to be changed in order to stamp out bullying in the workplace.Unison has conducted a survey which reveals ...
The only way to tackle discrimination in the workplace that arises from the gender pay gap is by raising awareness and discussing it openly, it has been ...
Carers will soon be entitled to make compensation claims for disability discrimination following an Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling.It upheld a European ...
Women are increasingly turning to compensation claims because of the discrimination they are facing in terms of their salary, according to a new report.Research ...
Working women who take time out to raise a family are to be protected from pay discrimination thanks to a landmark employment law ruling.The Court of ...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for fathers to be given greater protection under employment law as they attempt to balance ...
The redundancy rate in the UK dropped to 233,000 in the three months to August 2009, official figures have revealed.According to the Office for National ...
An engineer has alleged that he was unfairly selected for redundancy and racially abused on the internet.Osama Abushenaf is claiming that he was the subject ...
Employment law needs to be revised in order to make it more family-friendly, according to a new report.The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) believes that ...
An executive from Oxford has commenced a bid to have his environmental views recognised under employment law relating to religious discrimination.Tim ...
A union has urged the government to strengthen employment law in order to protect temporary and agency workers from being exploited.Unite has welcomed ...
The government has been called upon to amend an incoming employment law in order to enforce fairer systems of pay for female workers.Ruth Sunderland, ...
The government has allocated funding for a new initiative designed to strengthen employment law protecting the rights of migrant workers in the UK.Approximately ...
The government has launched a new helpline designed to provide workers with more power to enforce their rights under employment law.Marginalised employees ...
A new European employment law ruling is to allow workers to reclaim and reschedule allocated holiday time which is disrupted by illness.The European Court ...
An accountant from Hampstead is claiming for a record £40 million compensation payout after alleging that she was victimised by her former employer.Mihaela ...
The former editor of East Anglia newspaper the Haverhill Echo is to be awarded compensation after a tribunal found that his redundancy had been conducted ...
A former consultation officer at a London council is to receive a record-breaking compensation payout after he was discriminated against and unfairly ...
A group of London bankers is taking legal action in order to claim £30 million in unpaid bonuses, which they claim they are owed under employment ...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has proposed that those responsible for employment law do more to combat pay discrimination against women ...
A former radio presenter is to take his case to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the hope of setting a new employment law precedent for volunteer ...
Increased tourism in the UK is not stemming redundancy levels in the country's coastal resorts, according to new figures.Research by the TUC found that ...
More than 2.4 million people in the UK are now out of work - the highest figure in 14 years.This means the overall unemployment rate across the country ...
More and more female employees who fall pregnant could be earmarked for redundancy, experts have warned.According to the Fawcett Society, many employers ...
The government has been urged to offer tailored support to older people to stop them from being forced into early retirement against their wishes.According ...
Many people in the UK are hopeful of retaining their jobs during the current economic downturn, according to a new study.Research commissioned by Friends ...
Employees at Norfolk-based company Bernard Matthews Farms are facing the prospect of redundancy.More than 40 posts are set to be slashed from its workforce ...
People who work in the public sector are becoming increasingly concerned about redundancy, a new poll has found.According to a study by Hymans Robertson, ...
Women are still underpaid compared to their male counterparts, according to one organisation. The Fawcett Society, a group campaigning for gender equality, ...
Temporary and agency workers should receive the same protection from employment law as permanent employees, a trade union has stated.According to the ...
A professional body in the healthcare sector has called for imminent changes in employment law to be delayed.The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) ...
The number of over-50s looking for work after redundancy has risen sharply since last autumn, according to new figures.Research by The Age and Employment ...
The government has been commended for bringing forward a review on whether the mandatory retirement age should be scrapped.However, the Employers Forum ...
The CBI has suggested revisions to existing employment law, which it believes could safeguard jobs in the UK.According to the business group, Britain ...
Redundancy rates in the UK are expected to remain high during the second half of the year, according to analysts.The Chartered Institute of Personnel ...
The number of people seeking help on issues such as redundancy has gone up in the last year, according to a new study.Insurance firm LV= stated that in ...
A growing number of people are seeking financial advice after losing their jobs, a charity group has revealed.According to the Citizens Advice Bureau's ...
People in the UK should not be made to pay for the economic crisis by working for free, the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) has insisted.This week, ...
A woman who was overpaid by her employer has been told she will be allowed to keep the surplus money.Natasha Keenan worked part-time at Barclays bank ...
Consumers in the UK have been warned that the number of redundancies could keep going up until late 2010.The TUC believes that while economists are becoming ...
People who have been made redundant could spend years living on a much smaller salary should they find another job.This is the view of the Globalisation ...
The Law Lords have ruled that employees can continue to claim holiday pay, if they are absent for long-term health reasons.A former tax inspector had ...
A number of regional variations in redundancies across the UK have been identified by the Local Government Association (LGA).Figures from the organisation ...
People who have been made redundant are increasingly turning to alcohol, a charity group has warned.According to figures from Drinkaware, 39 per cent ...
A growing number of people in the UK are looking for help and support on how to cope with redundancy.According to Citizens’ Advice, there was a 114 ...
The British Refugee Council (BRC) has been ordered to pay compensation to a Cambridge man who claimed for unfair dismissal.Emmanuel Obikwu alleged that ...
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