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Jamie Hanley, partner at leading trade union law firm Morrish Solicitors, has today spoken out against the Government’s Beecroft Report, calling it ‘a vicious and...

How hot is my workplace allowed to be? There is no set maximum. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) used to say that “an acceptable...

  1 Government’s Approach to Employment Law: David Cameron 10.11.2011: “One business man said he did not have the time or the money to go...

A TUC survey published today (Friday) reveals that despite laws which say employers must give their staff personal protective equipment (PPE) free of charge, more...

A sea change in attitudes to Britain’s stable staff from their employers has been cited as one of the benefits of a remarkable record of success for...

We have a new post on our Employment Rights Blog – this month we discuss Tribunal Statistics vs Employment Law Reform. But do they marry...

From 6th April 2012, a number of changes come into effect: the 1 year qualifying period for ‘normal’ Unfair Dismissal protection increases to 2 years...

  The Government has accepted the independent Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations for this year’s National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates.   The following rates will...

It is possible for a reference to be unfair and yet lawful? The Court of Appeal thinks so. In Jackson v Liverpool City Council, the...