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Age discrimination still rife in the workplace, Parliamentary Committee says

A recent report from the Parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee says that age discrimination is rife in the workplace. This follows repeated concerns that longstanding age discrimination legislation is not being sufficiently enforced. The Committee …

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Acas “working hard” to conciliate disputes despite rise in ET Claims

The Acas Annual report has recorded a sharp increase in the number of mandatory notifications of claims since Tribunal fees were abolished, rising from 1,700 per week to 2,200 per week, with a greater proportion …

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Acas updates advice on suspension from work

Steve Hodder, B3sixty Director and former Acas National Conciliator reports on the latest guidance issued by Acas (the Advisory, Conciliation & Arbitration Service) on suspending employees from work http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6548 This guidance provides a helpful reminder …

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Latest figures show further increase in ET claims

The most recent quarterly report (January – March 2018) from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) shows a 118% increase in single case Employment Tribunal Claims compared to the same period in 2017. From October to …

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New EU Directive will leave UK whistleblowers behind, claims PCaW

The charity Public Concern at Work (PCaW) has claimed that UK whistleblowers could be left behind EU standards following the decision by the EU to introduce a comprehensive whistleblowing Directive. This will require all organisations …

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Latest Tribunal statistics show impact of ending fees regime

The latest Employment Tribunal statistics for October to December 2017 show that Individual claims issued in the Employment Tribunal have increased by 90%, justifying the view that the Supreme Court’s decision last year has reopened …

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