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28 June 2008
AGENCY WORKERS TO GET EQUAL TREATMENT AFTER 12 WEEKS
Agency workers will be entitled to the same treatment as permanent staff after 12 weeks in employment under a deal agreed between the Government, the unions and the CBI.

24 June 2008
MORE PARENTS TO GET THE RIGHT TO REQUEST FLEXIBLE WORKING
The right to request flexible working is to be extended to parents who have children up to the age of 16.

10 June 2008
SANCTIONS AGAINST EMPLOYING ILLEGAL WORKERS START TO TAKE EFFECT
British companies are already feeling the effect of tougher sanctions against employing illegal foreign workers following the introduction of the Points Based System (PBS) for controlling immigration.

24 May 2008
Consultation Regulations Extended To More Firms
Firms employing 50 or more people must now comply with the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004.

9 May 2008
Pm Announces Above Inflation Rise For Minimum Wage
The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that the minimum wage will rise by more than the current rate of inflation.

2 May 2008
Part Time Lecturers Win Discrimination Claim
A group of lecturers have succeeded with their claim that they were discriminated against by Manchester City Council because they only worked part time.

26 April 2008
New Regulations Could Spark Increase In Sexual Harassment Claims
New Regulations Could Spark Increase In Sexual Harassment Claims

18 April 2008
Father Of Three Fails In His Claim Over Anti-Homosexual Taunting
Father Of Three Fails In His Claim Over ‘Anti-Homosexual Taunting’

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