equal pay
Flexible Parental Leave and Working
In May 2011, the Government published a consultation entitled ‘Consultation on Modern Workplaces’, which involved proposals in four areas: Flexible Parental Leave Flexible Working Working Time Regulations, and Equal Pay In June 2012, the Government published its response to topic 4 on Equal Pay and we have been eagerly waiting for responses to the other [...]
HR Questions and Answers
Seeking promotion My boss retires at the end of the year and I believe I am the best person to succeed him, but I don’t want to seem too pushy. What do you advise? Reply Two points. First for reasons you may not understand or accept, you may not be suitable. Second, if you want [...]
Flexible Parental Leave
In May 2011, the Government published a consultation entitled ‘Consultation on Modern Workplaces’, which involved proposals in four areas: Flexible Parental Leave Flexible Working Working Time Regulations, and Equal Pay In June 2012, the Government published its response to topic 4 on Equal Pay; however, we have been waiting for the responses to the other [...]
Employment Tribunal Fees
Business Secretary, Vince Cable, spoke of wide-ranging employment law reforms in November 2011. Part of these was the introduction of fees at Employment (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). This was also discussed as part of a previous consultation, Resolving Workplace Disputes. The fee-charging regime is designed to minimise the cost of the ET and [...]
Consultation on Modern Workplaces – Equal Pay
In May 2011, the Government published a consultation entitled ‘Consultation on Modern Workplaces’, which involved proposals in four areas: Flexible Parental Leave Flexible Working Working Time Regulations, and Equal Pay We are still awaiting responses to topics 1 to 3; however, the Government has published its response to topic 4. Chapter 3 of the Equality [...]
Consultation on radical reform of parental leave and flexible working
The Government publishes its “wide-ranging changes” to family leave entitlements and flexible working rights. In September 2010, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) announced the Government’s plans to develop flexible, family-friendly workplaces. The detail of these plans has now been published for consultation in a series of documents with the general title “Consultation [...]

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