Transfer of Undertakings
Transfer of Undertakings. By Vincent Keter. SN/BT/1064.
Police Pay – Booth review (2008–2011 pay deal)
Since 1979 annual pay increases for police officers have been determined under a formula linked to an annual survey of settlement levels for non-manual employees in the private sector. In 2006 this led to a recommendation of a 3% pay increase that Home Office officials and management representatives did not agree to. This led to a dispute over police pay that lasted until October 2008, when a multi-year pay settlement was reached by the Police Negotiating Board for police officers in England & Wales. The three-year deal was backdated to 1 September 2008 and will run through to 31 August 2011.
Labour’s employment legislation from 2005 onwards
This note summarises employment legislation passed by the Labour Government from 2005
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Research Briefing
Aviation: pilots and crew
This note covers licensing and hours of work for both pilots and other cabin crew following changes to the rules at European level. It does not cover industrial disputes.
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Research Briefing
Lawful Industrial Action (Minor Errors) Bill Bill No 4 of 2010/11
The Bill proposes reducing regulatory burdens on trade unions in relation to the balloting and notice requirements for lawful industrial action. It extends the provision for small accidental errors contained in section 232B of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. The burden of proof in applications by an employer to restrain strike action by injunction will be changed. The employer will have to show that the union has failed to achieve “substantial compliance” with the ballot and notice requirements.
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Research Briefing
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 provided for a new Vetting and Barring Scheme under which individuals who wish to engage in certain types of employment or activity involving contact with children or vulnerable adults will have to apply to be subject to monitoring by a government body: the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
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Research Briefing
Equality Bill 2008-09: sexual orientation and religious employment
Changes proposed in the Equality Bill regarding the circumstamces under which religious organisations are allowed to discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation in employment.
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Research Briefing
Temporary Agency Workers Directive
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Research Briefing
Paternity pay and parental leave
This note gives an overview of the rules and entitlements relating to paternity pay and parental leave as well as information about some proposals to extend the scheme.
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Research Briefing
Maternity pay and leave
This note gives a brief account of statutory maternity pay and leave entitlements. It also sets out some proposed changes to this from the UK Government and European Commission
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Research Briefing
Dismissals for long term sickness absence
Members are often approached by constituents who have been dismissed from their jobs because they have been off sick for a long time. The legality of such dismissals would be judged on the individual merits of each case, but this note provides an indication of the factors which might be taken in to account.
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Research Briefing
Equality Bill : Committee stage report
Legislation to outlaw discrimination has existed for over 40 years. Typically, new Acts have had as their focus one area of policy, for example, pay, equal treatment of women, race discrimination etc. Almost inevitably, the body of current law, introduced piece meal over such a long period, has developed inconsistencies of both content and approach. As well as introducing new requirements one of the main aims of this Bill is to harmonise existing law into a more coherent whole.
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Research Briefing
Working Time Directive: Excluded Sectors
Working Time Directive: Excluded Sectors. By Vincent Keter. SN/BT/1377.
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Research Briefing
Working time directive and road transport
This note explains the rules relating to the applicability, or not, of the Working Time Regulations 1998 in the road transport sector.
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Research Briefing
Government policy on “British Jobs for British Workers”
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