Employment Law Edinburgh News

With International Woman’s Day on 8th March 2012, and the EU committed to improving the number of women on executive boards, data issued by Mercer shows the extent to which women are under-represented in senior executive and management positions across Europe.

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

In its response to a government call for evidence on the Transfer of Undertakings and Protection of Employment (TUPE) regulations, the TUC has warned that weakening TUPE risks driving down pay and increasing unemployment.

Tags: TUPE Regulations, Transfer Of Undertakings, Employment Rights, Employment Protection, TUPE Advice Edinburgh, TUPE Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

The first quarter of 2012 will be the most difficult quarter for the jobs market since the recession, as the number of private sector firms surveyed planning to make redundancies increases.

Tags: Redundancy, Staffing Levels, Recruitment Plans, Redundancy Advice Lawyers Edinburgh, Redundancy Advice Solicitors Edinburgh

A recent survey has found that most British workers don't believe that company team-building events help improve how they work with colleagues.

Tags: Communication At Work, Flexible Working, Effective Working Practices, Employment Disputes, Working As A Team, Employment Law Advice Solicitors Edinburgh, Employment Law Advice Edinburgh

Many Scots are being ‘exploited’ by employers who feel they can treat their employees unfairly because of the recession, according to evidence published by Citizens Advice Scotland.

Tags: Unfair Dismissal, Low Paid Workers, Changing Terms And Conditions, Employment Rights, Unfair Dismissal Advice Edinburgh, Unfair Dismissal Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

More employers should consider using mediation at work to help resolve disputes and avoid potentially costly and stressful employment tribunal claims, according to workplace relations expert Acas.

Tags: Employment Mediation, Resolving Workplace Disputes, Dispute Resolution, Employment Tribunal, Dispute Resolution Advice Edinburgh, Dispute Resolution Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

The falling proportion of national output that goes on wages has meant that UK workers today are taking home £60bn a year less (in today's money) than workers did 30 years ago, according to a new report published by the TUC.

Tags: Collective Bargaining, Salary Increase, Pay Rises, Employment Law Advice Edinburgh, Employment Lawyers Edinburgh, Terms And Conditions of Employment

UK middle managers are feeling the squeeze as a result of the economic downturn, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) quarterly Employee Outlook survey of 2,000 employees.

Tags: Redundancy, Job Security, Work-Life Balance, Job Satisfaction, Redundancy Advice Edinburgh, Redundancy Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

The shopworkers union Usdaw has won compensation worth up to £67.8 million for over 24,000 former employees of Woolworths made redundant when the firm collapsed at the end of 2008.

Tags: Redundancy, Employment Tribunal, Protective Award, Redundancy Advice Edinburgh, Redundancy Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

New figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows that small businesses will look to shed staff in the first three months of 2012, as it warns that the Government needs to be bolder in its changes to existing employment law to incentivise employment.

Tags: Employment Law Reform, Maternity Rights, Paternity Rights, Employment Tribunal, Flexible Working, Employment Law Advice Kirkcaldy, Employment Lawyers Kirkcaldy

Research published by the Department for Work and Pensions shows that age-related discrimination and stereotyping remain rooted in British society. The findings are based on new analysis from the ONS Opinions Survey.

Tags: Age Discrimination Advice Lawyers Edinburgh, Age Discrimination Advice Edinburgh, Retirement, Age Prejudice, Age Discrimination

Edinburgh City Council has agreed to settle a large number of equal pay claims and withdraw an appeal to the Supreme Court, reports the BBC.

Tags: Employment Tribunal Claim, Equal Pay, Sex Discrimination, Employment Tribunal Claim Advice Edinburgh, Employment Tribunal Claim Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

Britain’s embattled business community enters 2012 with major concerns about striking a healthy work/life balance for its workforce, according to new research from Group Risk Development (GRiD), the trade body for the group risk industry.

Tags: Stress At Work, Work/Life Balance, Work Related Stress, Managing Absence, Employment Law Advice Edinburgh

Ed Sweeney, chairman of Acas, has highlighted four key areas that he sees as the likely workplace issues in the year ahead.

Tags: Employment Relations, Employment Disputes, Industrial Action, Industrial Action Advice Edinburgh, Industrial Action Advice Lawyers Edinburgh, Retirement

A report published by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has revealed that firms with more than 50 employees have ambitions to grow, but are held back by a lack of skilled workers and burdensome regulation.

Tags: Unfair Dismissal, Working Time Directive, Default Retirement Age, Employment Regulation, Unfair Dismissal Advice Edinburgh, Unfair Dismissal Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has announced a consultation over plans to introduce fees for employment tribunals.

Tags: Employment Tribunal Fees, Mediation, Conciliation, Tribunal Claims, Employment Tribunal Advice Edinburgh, Employment Tribunal Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

A recent survey by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) has found that more people than ever are being signed off with stress.

Tags: Stress At Work, Disability Discrimination, Managing Absence, Stress At Work Advice Edinburgh, Stress At Work Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

Managers and senior officials work the longest total hours of any major occupational group, but much of it is unpaid overtime, a new report by the Office for National Statistics on hours worked has shown.

Tags: Working Time, Hours Of Work, Unpaid Overtime, Working Time Advice Edinburgh, Working Time Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

The TUC has published a guide to the UK's key enforcement agencies to raise awareness of basic rights at work amidst concerns that thousands of workers across the UK are being exploited.

Tags: National Minimum Wage, Employment Rights, Employee Rights, Minimum Wage Advice Edinburgh, Minimum Wage Advice Lawyers Edinburgh

The results of a study into the feasibility of job sharing in senior management, client-facing and project-driven roles have recently been released.

Tags: Part Time Working, Job Share, Work-Life Balance, Part Time Working Advice Edinburgh, Part Time Working Advice Lawyers Edinburgh