Employment Law Edinburgh News

The mental health charity Mind has responded to an announcement by the Government that, following on from its Red Tape Challenge, it intends to introduce a number of reforms to simplify the Equality Act and remove unnecessary legislation.

Tags: Discriminatory Practices, Equal Opportunities, Discrimination Advice Lawyers Edinburgh, Edinburgh Employment Law Advice, Employment Rights, Disability Discrimination

The Government is being urged to re-invigorate its efforts to tackle sickness absence and implement the recommendations of the Frost/Black Review as a matter of urgency, amidst new evidence that the long term downward trend in absence rates has plateaued.

Tags: Managing Sickness Absence, Stress At Work, Employment Lawyers Dunfermline, Falkirk Employment Law Advice, Presenteeism

The Queen has outlined the Government’s priorities for the coming Parliamentary year, a number of which will have an impact on employment.

Tags: Employment Tribunal, Dispute Resolution, Resolving Workplace Disputes, Dunfermline Employment Law Advice, Employment Tribunal Advice Edinburgh

A new study for Working Families and Netmums has found overwhelming opposition to plans to reduce maternity leave to 18 weeks. Working Families employer members have also voiced concerns about reducing maternity leave to 18 weeks and warn of hidden costs to business.

Tags: Maternity Rights, Maternity Leave And Pay, Edinburgh Employment Lawyers, Employment Law Advice Dunfermline, Dunfermline Employment Lawyers

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation has recently carried out a poll of its members to find out more about the impact of the Agency Worker Regulations.

Tags: Agency Workers Regulations, Agency Staff, Temporary Workers, Agency Worker Regulations Advice Edinburgh, Employment Solicitors Edinburgh

Despite signs that economic growth has resumed in some regions, the global employment situation is alarming and shows no sign of recovery in the near future, says the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

Tags: Temporary Workers, Part-Time Workers, Collective Bargaining, Collective Agreement, Employment Lawyers Falkirk, Employment Law Advice Edinburgh

In response to a judgment handed down at the Supreme Court, which some are claiming may have left the door open for businesses to set their own retirement age for staff, the CIPD has warned employers to remember the business benefits of recruiting, retaining, engaging and motivating a diverse workforce and the value that an ageing workforce can contribute to business and the economy.

Tags: Age Discrimination, Equal Opportunities, Diverse Workforce, Employment Tribunal, Age Discrimination Advice Edinburgh, Edinburgh Employment Lawyers

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled in a case involving an unsuccessful job applicant who wanted to know whether the recruiting employer engaged another applicant at the end of the recruitment process.

Tags: Age Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Discrimination Advice Lawyers Edinburgh, Equal Opportunities, Racial Discrimination, Sex Discrimination

A former bus driver has been awarded over £16,000 in compensation after successfully claiming unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal, reports The Courier.

Tags: Edinburgh Lawyers Unfair Dismissal, Edinburgh Lawyers Tribunal Advice, Disciplinary Investigation, Misconduct, Unfair Dismissal, Employment Tribunal Claim

Improving equality between women and men is essential to the EU's response to the current economic crisis, according to the European Commission's latest annual report on gender equality.

Tags: Edinburgh Lawyers Discrimination Advice, Edinburgh Lawyers Equal Pay Advice, Equal Pay, Gender Pay Gap, Gender Equality, Sex Discrimination

The latest Report on Jobs by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG has shown that recruitment consultants have reported a rise in permanent staff placements for the third month in succession during March, albeit at a slower pace than February’s nine-month high.

Tags: Agency Workers Regulations, Temporary Workers, Permanent Employees, Agency Staff, Starting Salaries, Edinburgh Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors Edinburgh

Employment tribunal changes came into effect on Friday 6th April that the Government claims will make it easier for businesses to take on staff, and improve the process when staff have to be let go.

Tags: Employment Tribunal Advice Lawyers Falkirk, Employment Tribunal Advice Falkirk, Vexatious Tribunal Claim, Tribunal Award, Unfair Dismissal, Employment Tribunal

An Employment Tribunal in Glasgow has awarded over £1.15 million in compensation to 104 workers who were dismissed last year at Dunfermline based Simclar International.

Tags: Employment Tribunal Claim, Unfair Dismissal, Breach Of Contract, Collective Redundancy Consultation, Unfair Dismissal Advice Dunfermline, Unfair Dismissal Advice Lawyers Dunfermline

To make the EU single market work better for workers and for business, the European Commission has proposed new rules to increase the protection of workers temporarily posted abroad.

Tags: Posted Workers, Working Abroad, Employment Rights, Terms And Conditions Of Employment, Posted Workers Advice Edinburgh, Posted Workers Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

Working Families has published its annual report on the issues raised by parents calling its free legal advice line, and reveals that parents are facing impossible choices and discrimination in work.

Tags: Sex Discrimination, Maternity Rights, Flexible Working, Redundancy, Sex Discrimination Advice Falkirk, Sex Discrimination Advice Lawyers Falkirk

In its latest Work Audit report, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has looked at the impact of the jobs recession that began in 2008 on employers, workers and the economy as a whole.

Tags: Redundancy, Job Losses, Pay Increases, Pay Freeze, Redundancy Advice Edinburgh, Redundancy Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

Proposals to examine the current dismissal process have been announced by the Government with the publication of a Call for Evidence.

Tags: Dismissal Procedures, Unfair Dismissal, No-Fault Dismissal, Employment Law Reform, Dismissal Advice Lawyers Edinburgh, Dismissal Advice Edinburgh

Acas is reminding employers to plan ahead to avoid last minute leave request clashes or short-term absences in advance of the extra bank holiday for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Tags: Employment Contract, Terms And Conditions Of Employment, Holiday Entitlement, Employment Disputes, Employment Contract Advice Edinburgh, Employment Contract Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

The CBI has commented on the Government’s proposals to reform the tribunals system, which includes the introduction of fees.

Tags: Employment Tribunal Reform, Employment Tribunal Fees, Unfair Dismissal, Employment Tribunal Advice Edinburgh, Employment Tribunal Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

Introducing quotas to increase women's representation in political, administrative and business bodies and reducing the pay gap between women and men to respond to the current crisis are among the many proposals that have been approved by the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights.

Tags: Sex Discrimination, Gender Equality, Gender Pay Gap, Equal Pay, Equal Pay Advice Edinburgh, Equal Pay Advice Lawyers Edinburgh