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Employment Law Update
17 April 2013 - Commons overrules Lords on Employee Shareholder Status
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Employment Law Changes
There are some important changes happening to employment law this month
Employment Law Reforms – Money Talks
Towards the end of last year we reported that the Government had announced changes to the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims from one year to two and that a fee system would be introduced for employees who bring a claim in the Employment Tribunal.
Last In, First Out
In difficult economic times many employers find themselves having to consider reducing their workforce
Unfair Dismissal ?
The Government has announced plans to increase the qualifying period of employment for unfair dismissal claims and proposes to introduce a fee system for employees who bring a tribunal claim.
...The Bribery Act 2010
The Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011. This act makes it an offence for any UK citizen or resident to pay or receive a bribe in order to give or to gain a commercial advantage.
...Directors Duties
The recent changes to the law on directors’ duties was well publicized. The Companies Act 2006 included a ‘statutory statement’ of duties which, by October 2008, became the basis of the law.
The new Act sets out seven duties which are designed to set the old law in stone.