Legal News
December
2008
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30/12/2008
The government needs to take bold action in the New Year to fight recession, the Trades Union Congress has said.Its director general Brendan Barber has outlined three priorities, which he says ...
23/12/2008
People who sit at desks in their job should make sure that they see a doctor as soon as back ache occurs, the British Osteopathic Association (BOA) has said. Kelston Chorley, the head of professional ...
23/12/2008
Workers should get used to the idea of rude emails, an expert has said. Many people are finding that colleagues will say things electronically that they would never say face to face but it is ...
22/12/2008
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has voiced concern that rural businesses are likely to be affected more over Christmas by the economic situation. A survey of 500 FSB members found that 60 ...
18/12/2008
Bosses have been warned they can be found liable for workers' drunkenness at office Christmas parties.The caution came from Patrick Perry, writing on Building Design, the architects' website. He said ...
17/12/2008
The European Parliament has scrapped UK workers' right to work more than 48 hours per week.British workers previously had an opt-out from the Working Time Directive – the legislation that ...
16/12/2008
A report into the future of Royal Mail will recommend part-privatisation and wide-spread branch closures, it has been reported.Unions have already warned up to 50,000 jobs could be at risk and are ...
09/12/2008
Professional qualifications are worth about £152,000 over a life-time of employment, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has claimed.It found having a professional qualification gave ...
04/12/2008
The government's 'Fit to Work' notes will be less flexible than good sickness absence policies, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said.The TUC cast doubt on a range of measures recently announced ...
04/12/2008
The Queen has announced the Equality and Welfare Reform bill.The House of Lords was told of it during the Queen's Speech, in which she called for the government to focus on the economy and ensure ...