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Good news for agency workers

May 17, 2012 – 2:43 pm

A new survey has revealed that 65% of employers are giving agency workers the rights they are normally entitled to after 12 weeks, as soon as they start work. Source Firms are bound by the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) which came into force last year, and ruled that workers, after 12 weeks, had the same read more »

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A row over numbers

May 10, 2012 – 2:22 pm

The recruitment agency Adecco is involved in a row over the workers it is going to take on to work on the Olympic and Paralympic games. Source The BBC claimed that the firm is expected to recruit about 100,000 temporary workers although only about 4,000 would actually be employed by Adecco and the firm denies read more »

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Age discrimination

May 1, 2012 – 2:03 pm

Is age discrimination a factor in law firms? I ask because the Court of Appeal has ruled that a solicitor can bring an age discrimination claim against his former employer. Sam Methuen, aged 53, worked for the Community Law Clinic in London but was sacked after just a few months for failing to meet targets. read more »

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The scary facts about identity theft

March 7, 2012 – 5:16 am

Identity theft is a frightening prospect which, if it occurs can take a great deal of time and expense putting right. So how can it be avoided and what can a person do to minimise the threat? The most frightening thing is that everybody is a potential victim, anyone who owns a mobile phone, carries read more »

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Compensation for those made redundant from Woolies

February 16, 2012 – 1:16 pm

An employment tribunal has ruled that 24,000 former employees of Woolworths should receive a share of £67.8m in compensation. The tribunal ruled that the administrator, who was called in by the former store giant in 2009, failed to consult with the shopworkers’ union Usdaw before making staff redundant, therefore the staff are eligible to receive read more »

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