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Shared Parental Leave comes into effect
1 December 2014
Shared parental leave has come into effect today (1 December).
Papers of Bill Wedderburn: Appeal by the Modern Records Centre, Warwick University
The Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick has recently received the papers of Lord Bill Wedderburn, after his death in 2012. An extensive collection of almost 100 boxes of his academic and professional papers is now waiting to be sorted and listed.
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill moves to Lords
22 November 2014
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Commons and will now move to the House of Lords for consideration. Report stage and third reading took place on Wednesday 19 November. A number of amendments were made to the Bill, which passed third reading without a vote.
Zero Hours Contract Bill begins second reading
21 November 2014
The Zero Hours Contract Bill has started its second reading today (21 November), but was adjourned. The second reading debate is expected to resume on Friday 23 January 2015.
35.8 million people trapped in modern slavery
18 November 2014
Australian NGO has released the Global Slavery Index, registering the prevalence of modern forms of slavery, such as forced labour, human trafficking, forced marriages, debt bondage and commerical sexual exploitation. The WFF is campaigning for the end of slavery within a generation.
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