A recent survey by TAEN – The Age and Employment Network – has found that older people continue to struggle for work and only one in ten think age discrimination law has helped them.
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A Bill created to close a legal loophole on the prosecution of partnerships reached a milestone in its journey through Parliament last month, when it was approved by the House of Lords. It has now begun its passage through the House of Commons.
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The Scottish Government has published details of its plans to modernise the justice system in Scotland through reforming the operation of the courts.
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Employment Relations Minister Jo Swinson has announced a new consultation exercise, in which businesses and working families are invited to submit their views on how the system for shared parental leave and pay will work.
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Travelling on Britain's roads can be dangerous for all road users, whether they are in vehicles, on bikes, or on foot. Therefore the news that the Government intends to cut public spending on road safety campaigns has been greeted with concern by one of the country's road safety charities.
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The latest Job Security Index from Legal & General has found an overall drop in confidence among UK workers, and in particular among part-time workers, whose confidence in their job security is 10% lower than full-time workers.
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A former Gateshead firm has been sentenced after an employee had two fingers broken when her hand was drawn into the dangerous moving parts of a large stitching machine.
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Work-life organisation Working Families has welcomed the publication of the Children and Families Bill today which extends the right to request flexible working to all employees and introduces shared parental leave.
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The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies not to wait until an employee is injured before taking action to improve safety. The warning comes in the wake of an accident in Bolton, where a worker at a fabric firm was badly injured when he was flipped around a large rotating roller.
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The workplace will continue to provide the backdrop to a number of potential areas of tension in 2013, with pay restraints and employee motivation and engagement providing on-going challenges for employers.
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The Government has claimed that two recently published reports demonstrate the rapid progress it is making in restoring common sense to health and safety and saving businesses millions of pounds and considerable time every year.
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As the Government publishes its response to the consultation on ending the employment relationship, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has welcomed the Government’s decision to make it easier for small businesses to enter into settlement agreements with underperforming employees.
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A European Directive on preventing sharps injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector should be implemented in full, according to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). The industry body was responding to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) recent consultation on the issue.
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Two years after the coming into force of the Equalities Act 2010, a recent survey by the Government Equalities Office (GEO) has found that over 90% of employers are in favour of equality in the workplace.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing that hybrid and electric vehicles meet minimum sound standards in order to help make all pedestrians more aware of the approaching vehicles.
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Recent survey results have revealed that mobile technologies are transforming the workplace and are helping to lift productivity and efficiency.
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Confidence has returned to the UK jobs market, as over a third of workers (39%) set their sights on new roles for 2013 and job opportunities continue to rise year-on-year. This is according to a new report which canvassed the attitudes of 1,500 employers and employees.
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A teacher in Germany has been successful in his court bid to have an eye injury received during a snowball fight with pupils classed as a work injury, reports France24.
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One impact of the recession has been the increase in people taking on part time jobs or work that does not utilise all the skills they have. What is known as ‘underemployment’ is not well understood.
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