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  • Minimum wage to increase

    Royaume-Uni 06.03.2001
    On 5th March the Government announced that it is to increase the national minimum wage from GBP 3.70 to GBP 4.10 on 1st October 2001. This rate will rise to GBP 4.20 from 1st October 2002 "subject to the...

  • Labour pledges paid leave for fathers

    Royaume-Uni 20.02.2001
    The Government has announced that fathers will be given paid leave at the time of the birth of their child. It has also been confirmed that the leave will be funded by the Government and will not be a...

  • Holiday entitlement under the working time regulations

    Royaume-Uni 09.02.2001
    On 8th February the Advocate General gave his (non legally-binding) Opinion in the case of BECTU v UK. He confirmed that Regulation 13(7) of The Working Time Regulations 1998 is unlawful. Regulation 13(7)...

  • Equal treatment - the Preston ruling and the Fixed-term Workers Directive

    Royaume-Uni 08.02.2001
    1. Preston - the House of Lords ruling The House of Lords in the Preston case on part-timer pension rights has now ruled that: where part-timers have been wrongfully excluded from membership of occupational...

  • Recent developments affecting young workers

    Royaume-Uni 30.01.2001
    Two recent developments mean that employers of young workers will need to review their working practices. Firstly, after taking advantage of the time-limited opt outs offered by the Young Workers Directive...

  • New judgment on pay in lieu of notice clauses

    Royaume-Uni 25.01.2001
    On 18th January the Court of Appeal gave its judgment in the appeal of the Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in the case of Cerberus Software Limited v John Rowley. This is an important judgment as it...

  • Further clarification on the correct interpretation of TUPE

    Royaume-Uni 23.01.2001
    The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ("EAT") judgment in Cheesman & Others v R Brewer Contracts Limited, delivered on 30th November 2000, provides a welcome summary of current TUPE principles and...

  • Ageing not a disability

    Royaume-Uni 22.01.2001
    Leeds Employment Tribunal has just ruled that disability resulting naturally from ageing falls outside the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (the "Act") in a case where we were acting for the employer....

  • Health and Safety Responsibilities of Directors - HSC Consultative Document

    Royaume-Uni 18.01.2001
    The HSC has just published a Consultative Document for a Code entitled Health and Safety Responsibilities of Directors. This is intended to be 'guidance', rather than a formal Approved Code of Practice...

  • Increase of limits applying to awards of employment tribunals

    Royaume-Uni 18.01.2001
    The limits applicable to certain awards of Employment Tribunals will rise from 1st February 2001 under the new index-linked formula. Most significantly the maximum amount of a "week's pay" for the purpose...

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