New reforms will mean that employers and staff in a business changing owner will find the transfer easier, fairer and more effective, according to the Government.

The European Commission has released the results of an evaluation to identify excessive burdens, overlaps, gaps or inconsistencies which may have appeared since the adoption of three EU Directives regarding information and consultation of workers.

Judges at the Court of Session have ruled in favour of a professional golf caddie whose application for jobseeker’s allowance had been rejected by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). At issue was the question of whether the self-employed seasonal worker, whose spring and summer work had ended for the year, should be regarded as being ‘in remunerative work’ or not.

The House of Lords has voted against the Government’s “Rights for Shares” proposals contained in the Growth and Infrastructure Bill.

Businesses and working families have been invited to submit their views on how the system for shared parental leave and pay will work.