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11-6-2009Spring Newsletter 2009 The latest edition of our newsletter is now available to download. It contains interesting articles dealing with pre-nuptial agreements, credit crunch divorce settlements, adoption, planning ...
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20-5-2009New Minimum Wage Rates Announced The Government has announced new National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates that will apply from 1 October 2009. For workers aged 22 and over, the rate will increase from £5.73 to £5.80 an hour. The rate ...
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18-3-2009Dispute Resolution – Are You Prepared for the New Regime? In order to establish what it is hoped will be a more flexible system for dealing with workplace disputes, as of 6 April 2009 the Employment Act 2008 repeals the Statutory Dispute ...
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6-3-2009ECJ Rules on UK’s Mandatory Retirement Age but the Fight Goes On People aged over 65 who want to keep on working face an uphill battle, following the long-awaited judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in a challenge to the UK's Employment Equality (Age) ...
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2-2-2009Landmark Ruling on Access for the Disabled "A decision which has been welcomed by groups representing the disabled sends a clear warning to businesses that fail to take seriously their responsibilities as service providers under ...
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16-6-2008There's life in the old dog yet! An employee's right to request the continuation of their employment after their intended retirement date. Under the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 ("t he Regulations ...
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10-6-2008Disciplinary warnings and their expiry date Employers commonly discipline their employees by giving them either verbal or written disciplinary warnings which remain on an employee's record for 6 and 12 months respectively. After a warning has ...
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