The draft Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 have now been published and are expected to come into force on 6th April 2011.
Under the draft Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011, the position now is that, an employee can be retired between 30th September 2011 and 4th April 2012 [...]
The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has issued the first formal ruling on the subject of social media and the privacy expectations of users.
They held that material published on Twitter should be considered “public” and that the person “tweeting” has no right of privacy in respect of the tweets.
A complaint was submitted to the PCC following [...]
The budget airline Easyjet is currently being investigated in France for potential breaches of the French labour laws and is being pursued by the state prosecutor. During a routine investigation in 2006, it was discovered that Easyjet had failed to register more than 170 employees with the French authorities.
Easyjet had failed to pay the French [...]
The Government has called on employers to take on more apprentices, as part of National Apprenticeship Week.
Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, said that “the Government will be working with businesses to deliver 100,000 more apprenticeship places by 2014” and urged firms to increase their apprentice intake.
The Government believe that many organisations, regardless of size or [...]
Leading Chester Law firm, Hillyer McKeown have this week reported a significant growth in Clients seeking Employment advice.
The firm which launched its Acumen Employment Service in 2008 has reported a new business growth of 154% in the last 12 months.
The Acumen Employment Service offers flexible business support solutions to UK businesses providing them employment law [...]