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Employment tribunal fee refund scheme opens
20 October 2017
The government's compensation scheme for claimants who paid employment tribunal fees that have since been found unlawful opened today.
Hermes tells MPs it would leave workers' rights enforcement up to workers if it lost at tribunal
13 October 2017
In a hearing by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee as part of the Taylor Review of modern working practices, Hermes has said it would leave enforcement of employment law up to workers if it were to lose a cast at tribunal.
Largest ever pay equality case goes back to court
11 October 2017
Last October, a tribunal ruled that the work of predominantly female shop staff for Asda is of equivalent value to the work of predominantly male warehouse staff and that they should thus receive the same pay. Today, Asda take the case to the appeal.
Law breaking 'part of the plan' for Uber
11 October 2017
Getting around the law is a key factor of the business model for gig economy enterprise Uber, key employees have told Bloomberg.
Govt refuses to bar blacklisters from public contracts, despite evidence practice continues
06 October 2017
The government has refused to take action on known blacklisters in the construction industry by barring them from public sector contracts, despite contemporary evidence that the practice continues.
UK workers' productivity falls again
06 October 2017
The UK's economic productivity has fallen again, deepening the productivity gap between the nation and our G7 competitors, which is already at its widest on record.
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