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Month: July 2013

Working time holiday

You may recall all the controversy over the decisions from the ECJ over statutory holiday under the Working Time Directive and the Regulations implemented in the UK.  In particular, this centred around whether employees who were off sick accrued working time holiday and whether this should be paid or rolled over. The decisions kept employment […]

Employment Agencies

The Government has published its response to consultation on reforming the current legislation concerning employment agencies and employment businesses. It will adopt a number of proposals not least of all the removal of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations and the Employment Agencies Act introduced over the last 40 years. They are […]

Code of Practice for Settlement Agreements

Following on from my post earlier this month, ACAS have now published their Code of Practice on Settlement Agreements. In case you didn’t know, settlement agreements will be the new name for compromise agreements from the 29th July 2013. Check out my earlier post under the Compromise Agreement/Settlement Agreement category on the right.

Final word on the Employment Tribunal Rules

In the last of my series of blog posts on the new rules of procedure in the Employment Tribunal, I will be mopping up with any left over provisions not yet highlighted. Firstly, I have already mentioned the right to have decisions and orders reconsidered.  This is new terminology for the Employment Tribunal and replaces […]