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Archive	The newsletters are in reverse chronological order and you can reach any specific year by following the links to that year. Review of 2009 and preview of 2010
2010	2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001
August 2010	Equality Act to go ahead in October	Agency workers - changes from 1 October	Bribery Act	Default retirement age
	Maternity - self-employed workers	Large increase in tribunal claims	Some interesting cases	More absence figures
July 2010	VBS, Equality Act and national ID cards	CRB checks can be made on-line	HRMC end of year returns	Points based immigration system
	State pension age	Increase in jurors' allowance	Some interesting cases	Some new absence statistics
	Beware of fake fit notes!	Drug-testing at work	Drivers - Legionnaires' disease
	Latest  2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  2002  2001
June 2010	Identity cards	HMRC rates for company car mileage	Illegal workers	Some interesting cases
May 2010	Equality Act	Bribery Act	European works councils	Vetting and Barring Scheme
	Some interesting cases
April 2010	Reminder of changes this month	National Minimum Wage	P60s go electronic	Points-based immigration system
	Equality Bill	Family friendly leave	Pensions - more news on NEST	Some interesting cases
	Corporate Manslaughter case adjourned
March 2010	Blacklisting ban	April legislation	Changes to PAYE filing and penalties	Equality Bill - amendments
	Family rights	Some interesting cases	Fines for Corporate Manslaughter	Possible future extension to smoking ban
	Discrimination in recruitment
Febuary 2010	Time off for union reps - new Code	Time off for training	Time off - extra bank holiday	Whistleblowing details to be passed on
	Draft Blacklisting Regulations	Data protection - fines for breaches	Equality Bill - guidance documents	Pensions - NEST
	Agency Worker Regulations - more detail	Additional paternity leave and pay	Fit notes to replace sick notes
January 2010	Reduction in limits for unfair dismissal	Childcare vouchers	Parental leave to be extended	Equality Bill - update
	Vetting and Barring Scheme changes	Union members - blacklisting	Foreign workers	Corporate Manslaughter fines
2009	Latest   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001
December 2009	Change to advisory fuel rates	Time off (unpaid )for training	Rise in pension age?	Checking the right to work in the UK
	Foreign workers - more changes	Discrimination - sexual orientation	European works councils	Some interesting cases
	Childcare vouchers
November 2009	Children and vulnerable adult check	Foreign workers	Agency Workers Directive	Fines for breach of the DPA
	National Minimum Wage
October 2009	Increase in the National Minimum Wage	Increase in a 'week's pay'	Data protection charges	Time off for union duties
	Sick leave and statutory holidays	Parental, paternity and maternity leave	Retirement age to stay at 65	Foreign workers
	CRB - new Code of Practice	Some interesting cases	Swine flu	First-aid training
September 2009	National Minimum Wage	ACAS Code of Practice on time off	New workplace parking tax	Employing children
August 2009	Self-certification period	Equality Bill	Blacklisting to be unlawful?	Whistleblowing - consultation
	Retirement age - review	Alternatives to redundancy	Code of Practice on time off	Cost of CRB checks to fall
	Some interesting cases	Fall in absence rates
July 2009	Sickness and statutory holiday	Increase to "a week's pay"	Increase in HMRC advisory fuel rates	Increase to jurors' rates
	Paternity and parental leave	National Minimum Wage: apprentices	Pensions - restrictions on tax relief	Foreign workers
	Data protection and blacklists
	Latest  2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  2002  2001
June 2009	National Minimum Wage	Agency workers	Foreign workers - shortage occupation	European Works Councils
	Employment tribunal awards	Some interesting cases	Absence - new doctor's certificates	Working in hot conditions
May 2009	Increase to statutory redundancy pay	Equality Bill published	Increase in tribunal claims and changes	Eastern European Workers
	Some interesting cases	The opt-out remains	Corporate manslaughter	Changes to health and safety law
April 2009	Employment law update	Foreign students - tier 4	Tribunal claims	Equal pay audits
	Some interesting cases	Working Time - ability to opt out	Stress	The risks of night work
	Managing during the recession
March 2009	Reminder of changes in April	Foreign workers	National minimum wage	Discrimination update
	Maternity leave - changes delayed	Agency workers	Some interesting cases	WTR - opt out
	WTR - accrual of holiday whilst sick
Febuary 2009	Increases taking effect this month	Holiday pay for long term sick	Flexible working requests	Repeal of statutory dispute procedures
	Changes to tribunal procedures	Draft Equality Bill	Personal accounts pensions schemes	Some interesting cases
	Health and Safety Offences Act
January 2009	Annual increases in rates	Right to request flexible working	Children, Skills and Learning Bill	Pension Act 2008
	Agency Workers Directive	Data protection	The demise of the opt out?
2008	Latest   2009   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001
December 2008	Acas Code on discipline and grievances	Foreign workers - tiers 2, 4 and 5	Education and Skills Bill	Agency workers update
	Revised works council directiv	Increase in employment tribunal awards	Equal pay	The opt-out seems more likely to go....
November 2008	Reminder of changes last month:	Further changes to maternity?	Agency workers directive	Delays to other changes?
	Tribunals - details of respondents	Introducing the new identity cards	Age discrimination
October 2008	Changes for this month	Statutory default retirement age	New shortage occupation list	Changes to European Works Council Direct
	Time off for public duties	Some interesting cases	Working from home
September 2008	Changes this month	Flexible working - extension of right to	Draft Apprenticeships Bill	Workers' rights
August 2008	Dispute resolution	Tribunal statistics	Increase to jurors rate	Interesting cases
	The cost of absence	Dangerous drivers	Work experience
July 2008	Working Time - opt out	Agency workers	Age discrimination	Single Equality Bill
	Time off for training	Employment Bill and ACAS guides	Foreign workers	Increase to National Minimum Wage
	Increase in fuel rates - company cars	Pensions	New guidance
	Latest  2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  2002  2001
June 2008	New ACAS code	Tax changes	Flexible working - extension	Agency workers
	Points-based immigration system	Working excessive hours	Casual workers	Health and Safety (Offences) Bill
May 2008	Maternity benefit changes	National minimum wage and tips	Tribunal claims - ACAS conciliation	Changes to work permit system and WRS
	What is redundancy?	Changes to contractual terms	Flexible benefits and age discrimination	Risk assessments for pregnant employees.
April 2008	Increase in statutory payments	Harassment and maternity benefits	Scope of consultation legislation broade	Agency workers
	Changes to age legislation	Increase in the National Minimum Wage	Some interesting cases....	Corporate Manslaughter Act
March 2008	Increases to SMP and SSP	Tribunal procedures	Agency workers	Maternity and family leave
	Working with children and vulnerable adults	Interesting cases
Febuary 2008	Increases in statutory payments	Right to work in the UK	Sickness absence	Pensions
	Risk management	Smoking bans	Managing absence
January 2008	Increases in rates	Employment Simplification Bill	Foreign workers - points system	Agency workers - an update
	Working Time update	Some interesting tribunal cases...
2007	Latest   2009   2008   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001
December 2007	Forthcoming changes	Age discrimination	Some interesting tribunal cases...	Working with children and vulnerable adu
	Time off for union reps	Agency workers	Smoking - update	Language problems
	Driving on business
November 2007	Delays re forthcoming changes	New title of employment judge	Fixed-term employees - SSP	Companies Act 2006
	Age discrimination update	NMW - hotel sector guidance	Our new premium service
October 2007	Increases to statutory holiday and NMW	CEHR - new equality body	Racial and Religious Hatred Act	Data Protection
	Alcohol and drugs
September 2007	Statutory holidays	Minimum wage	Appeals and time limits for ET claims	Dismissal for smoking
August 2007	New government departments	Future legislation	Data Protection	Absence and SSP
	Fall in tribunal applications	Discrimination - age and race	Tribunal cases	Corporate Manslaughter Act
July 2007	Smoking ban	New sex discrimination regulations	Statutory holiday entitlement	Voluntary workers and the NMW
	Magistrates allowances	Tribunal cases
	Latest  2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  2002  2001
June 2007	Smoking ban - intro	Flexible working	Additional paternity leave	Minimum wage
	Rolled-up holiday pay	Risk assessments	Smoking ban - more
May 2007	Broader definition of religion or belief	Interesting tribunal cases	Managing in hot temperatures	Ban on smoking
	Increase in sickness levels and cost	Union membership	Recruitment checks
April 2007	New legislation this month	New minimum wage rates	Statutory Dispute Resolution Procedures	Sex discrimination laws
	Gender equality duty	Bank holidays in Scotland	Increased costs of visas/work permits	Interesting tribunal cases...
March 2007	Increase in rates for statutory payments	CRB checks	Fuel rates for company vehicles	New legislation in April
	Dispute resolution regulations - review	Icy conditions	Use of mobiles whilst driving	Workplace counselling and stress
February 2007	Increase in statutory payments	Increase in statutory holidays	National minimum wage	Flexible working - carers
	Penalties for mobile phone users	Alcohol at work
January 2007	The default retirement age	Flexible working for carers	Workers from Bulgaria and Romania	The cost of a tribunal claim
	New powers for tribunals	Smoking ban from July 2007	Chronic fatigue syndrome
2006	Latest  2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  2002  2001
December 2006	Disability - extra guidance for public b	Increases to statutory payments	Flexible working	Equal pay
November 2006	Changes to the website	Age discrimination	Redundancy	Working Time
	Disability
October 2006	National Minimum Wage	Age legislation is now in force!	Maternity and adoption leave and pay	Gender Equality Duty
	Disciplinary hearings	Discrimination	Working time directive and breaks	Smoking
September 2006	National Minimum Wage increase	Maternity and paternity regulations	Recent tribunal cases	Fire
	Smoking	Risk assessments
August 2006	Maternity and adoption - more details	Advisory mileage rates - company cars	Vicarious harassment	Age - another update!
	Illegal workers	Induction procedures
July 2006	Statutory holiday entitlement	Statutory Sick Pay	Fixed term employees	Sexual harassment
	TUPE - normal retirement ages	Sick pay during notice
	Latest   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001
June 2006	Data Protection and outsourcing	Benefits and pensions cap	Home computers - end of tax relief	Age discrimination - length of service
	Interesting tribunal cases	Noise at work	Stress	Absence statistics
May 2006	New legislation this month	Check right to work in the UK	Age discrimination	Rolled-up holiday pay
	SSP and pensions	Some interesting tribunal cases...	Smoking
April 2006	Increases in statutory payments	New legislation this month	National Minimum Wage	Draft Work and Families Regulations
	Rolled up holiday pay	Changes to immigration	Interesting tribunal cases...	Noise regulations
March 2006	New law in April	Redundancy pay	Tribunal cases	Tribunal claims
	Smoking	Rehabilitation	Stakeholder pensions	Bullying
February 2006	Increases in statutory payments	Redundancy pay	Working Time Opt-out	Age Regulations
	Employee references	Criminal and other identity checks	TUPE	Delay to Fire regulations
January 2006	Age discrimination	Interesting tribunal cases...	employment tribunals
	Employment status	The cost of ignoring long hours
2005	Latest   2009   2008   2007   2006   2004   2003   2002   2001
December 2005	Retirement and age	homeworkers - tax relief	WTR holidays
November 2005	New laws in December	Maternity, paternity , flexible working	Flexible working	Age legislation - statutory payments
	Interesting tribunal cases...	Check your drivers!	Smoking in the workplace
October 2005	National Minimum	Working Tax Credit	Pregnancy-related illness	Agency directive
	Flexible working - guidance	Data protection records	Whistleblowing - guidance
September 2005	Minimum Wage	Legislation report	Maternity pay	Working Time
	Tribunal procedures	Flexible working	H & S claims	Risk of standing
August 2005	Age discrimination	Sex discrimination	Disability	Tribunal statistics
	Minimum wage	Whistleblowing - the cost!	Smoking
July 2005	Working Time Opt-out	New TUPE regulations	Data Protection Code of Practice	Age discrimination
	Redundancy - alternative employment	Pensions	Control of Vibration at Work Regulations
	Latest   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001
June 2005	Holiday pay whilst on sick	Compromise agreements	Working Time opt out	Maternity and Equal Pay
	Agency workers	Industrial Action Ballots	Fire safety
May 2005	Increase in statutory payments	End of the 48 hour opt out?	Harassment - employer	Checking legal status of right to work
	Statutory holidays - long term sick	Bonuses and maternity pay	Health and Safety update	Flexible benefits
April 2005	Changes to employment law in April	Equal treatment for gay couples	Sex Discrimination Act - proposed change	TUPE - draft regulations now available
	New vibration regulations	women in the workplace
March 2005	Road Transport Regulations	mandatory tribunal forms	national minimum wage	overseas workers
	Employers Liability insurance	discrimination	redundancy	diversity
February 2005	Increase in statutory payments	Redundancy	Jury service	First successful claim for religious discrimination
	Blogging	First Aid regulations	Dispute Resolution
January 2005	What is in store for us in 2005 ?	Data Protection	Corporate manslaughter	New Year's Resolutions
2004	Latest   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2003   2002   2001
December 2004	Increases in statutory payments	Minimum wage	Age	Freedom of Information Act
	Tribunal cases	Stress	Smoking	Christmas
November 2004	Discrimination : disability	... and other	Maternity pay	Employers Liability insurance
	Limits on hot workplaces?	Homeworking	Bullying and harassment	Consultation
October 2004	National Minimum Wage	Grievance and disciplinary	Employment Relations Act 2004	Age
	Working Time - further review	Discrimination	Smoking	Conciliation and settlement
September 2004	October changes	Employee consultation	Agency workers	Age discrimination
	Working Time - and holidays	Tribunal reforms
August 2004	Working Time	Further checks on employees?	Pension schemes	Review of teenage working laws
	Disability - positive discrimination	Awards for injury to feelings	Drug testing	Disciplinary and grievance
July 2004	New Equality Commission	Checks on workers rights to work in the	Manual handling - updated guidance	Risk assessments
	Flexible working	Reducing absence	Creative licence in cvs
	Latest   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001
June 2004	Grievance and disciplinary procedures	Code of Practice on Racial Equality	Employees or not?	Working Time (and holiday pay)
	Equal rights for same sex couples	Smoking	Tribunal claims	Absence
May 2004	Maternity leave and pay	Agency workers	Working time	Stakeholder Pensions
	Flexible working	Bogus regulators	How to stay out of tribunal	Absence
April 2004	Increase in statutory payments	Right to work in UK	Unfair dismissal	Agency workers
	Holiday pay	Equal Pay	Vibration and noise	Pregnant workers
March 2004	Homeworkers - minimum wage changes	Working Time opt-outs	Tribunal awards - injury to feelings	Pensions
	Eastern European workers	RSI checklist	Workplace violence	Email naivety
February 2004	ncrease in statutory payments	Statutory grievance/dismissal procedures	Tribunal procedures	Working Time
	Workers based outside the UK	Race discrimination awards	Compromise agreements	DPA: health records
January 2004	Holidays	Data Protection	Retirement age	Vibrations
	2004 preview	Staff dishonesty	References
2003	Latest   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2002   2001
December 2003	New legislation in December	Sexual orientation, belief discrimination	Long service benefits	Agency workers update
	Working Time Opt Outs	Violence in the workplace	Coping with the Christmas period
November 2003	Discrimination update	Statutory Grievance and Disciplinary procedures	Agency Workers' Directive	(Un)equal Pay
	Whistleblowing	Data Protection registration	Ban on mobile phones use whilst driving	Discrimination on sexual orientation and religion/belief
October 2003	National Minimum Wage	Working Time - on-call time	Age - dismissal	Costs at tribunal
	Redundancy consultation	Bullying	Drink and drugs testing	Misconduct outside work
September 2003	Holiday pay	Flexible working	Harassment	Reduction in tribunal cases
	Work fatality rates fall	Stress management to be enforced	Changing contracts of employment
August 2003	Working Time	National Minimum Wage	Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures	Discrimination - age
	Discrimination - religion and sexual orientation	Consulting with your workforce	Absenteeism rates
July 2003	Enterprise Act	Discrimination	Working time	Notice pay
	National Minimum Wage	Mobile phones	Stress	Data Protection
	Latest   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001
June 2003	Family friendly entitlements	Dependent leave	Agency workers	TUPE consultation
	Whistleblowing	Unfair dismissal compensation	Statutory grievance and disciplinary procedures	Managing absence
May 2003	Timetable for changes to employment law	Equal Pay questionnaire	Holiday pay	Union learning representatives
	Work permits - charges	Are your homeworkers insured?	Can you trust the CVs you read?	Employee or worker?
April 2003	Increase in NICs	Min Wage - Oct 03 increases	Sex discrimination - dress codes	Disability - blindness
	TUPE consultation	Pregnant workers guide	Additional leave	Smoking at work
March 2003	Review of Employment Relations Act	Discrimination - dress codes	National Minimum Wage - standby time	Working Time Regs- holiday pay
	Tax relief for childcare costs	Alcohol abuse	Computer and RSI guidance	Forthcoming amendments to TUPE
February 2003	Maternity leave and pay	Paternity and adoptive leave and pay	Flexible hours	Discrimination compensation
	Equal Pay Audits	IT policy	Working Time Opt-outs	Constructive dismissal
January 2003	Increase in statutory payments	Young workers	Whistleblowing	Discrimination update
	The huge cost of compensation!	Dismissal on long term sick	Beware 'out of office' emails	Employing those with criminal records
2002	Latest   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2001
December 2002	Working Time - scope extended	Employment Act update	Proposed tribunal reform	Agency workers update
	Amendments to H&S regulations	Noise	Fines for H&S offences	References
November 2002	Agency workers	New legislation timetable	Union Learning Representatives	Discrimination
	Equal pay	Flexible retirement ages	Part-time workers	Employee surveys
October 2002	Increase in minimum wage	Fixed term contracts	Data Protection registration	Disability discrimination
	Sex discrimination	Injuries at work	Compromise agreements	Employment trends
September 2002	Minimum Wage Increase	Fixed term employees	Age limits may go	Holiday pay
	Sex and disability compensation	Health and safety: free advice	Health and safety: temperatures	Pesonnel records
August 2002	Employment bill	Consultation	Union representation	Equal Pay auditing
	Personal Protective Equipment	Working hours	Union membership	Flexible working
July 2002	Employment Law Update	Young Workers Directive	Maternity Regulations	Dress codes
	Personnel Files	Health and Safety Update	Pensions	Grievance and Disciplinary Standards
	Latest   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001
June 2002	Equality review	injury to feelings award	TUPE may change	second jobs have WTR implications
	Mobile phones and driving	occupational asthma suffers	employees' internet use	paid holidays during extended sick leave
May 2002	Budget update	Discrimination - religion	Tribunal - frivolous claims	Working Time
	Duty of trust to employees	Incapacity Benefit rules	Cost of accidents	How to manage the World Cup period
April 2002	Increase in SMP , SSP	Company car tax codes	WTD: Paid holiday whilst on long term sick?	Career breaks
	Director's addresses - new regulations	RSI guidance	Data Protection Code	Tribunal statistics
March 2002	Agency workers	Part-time workers	Redundancy consultation	Disability discrimination
	RSI	New on the website	Jubilee bank holiday	Stress
February 2002	Rise in Statutory payments	Fixed Term Workers	Sickness reporting	First Aid
	Union recognition	Data Protection	Alcohol and Drugs
January 2002	Employment Bill	Parental leave	Age discrimination	Dignity at work
	Agency workers	WTD Clarification	Employee consultation	Work-life balance
2001	Latest   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002
November 2001	Imposed work patterns	Maternity and paternity	Night workers	privacy
	General interest	Opening hours	Christmas parties!