| Title |
Abstract |
Date |
| ACAS
(flexible working) arbitration scheme (England and Wales) |
|
In force 06/0420/03 |
| DTI
consultation |
Updated code of practice published during 2002 |
|
| Balancing
work and family life: enhancing choice and support for parents |
Consultation published 01 Jan 2003 now closed. Waiting for response
as at 2/02/2004. |
|
| Childcare Tax and National Insurance Contributions |
From April 2005, changes will take place to extend tax and
National Insurance breaks currently available on workplace nurseries
to all forms of registered and approved childcare. See here for
an Inland Revenue factsheet for employers and here for other
Inland Revenue links to guidance and advice. |
In force 6/04/05 |
| Christmas
day trading |
Consultation was issued in April 2003.
Second reading 26/03/04
|
|
| Commission
proposal for directive on agency work |
Governments response to consultation on temporary and agency
workers |
|
| Corporate
responsibility bill |
First Reading of Private Members Bill (House of Commons) with
provisional second reading 21/11/2003 as @ 12/02/2004. |
|
| Conduct
of employment agencies and business regulations 2003 |
Regulations to update the law regulating the conduct of
employment agencies and employment businesses, including new
limitations on temp-to-perm transfer fees.
Coming into force 6 April 2004 with some provisions coming into
force on 6 th July 2004. |
In force 06/04/2004 |
| Employment
Act 2002 |
Page includes implementation timetable. |
|
| Equal
pay: equality in practice and Code
of Practice on Equal Pay(EOC) |
Guidance on equal pay and the use of the equal pay questionnaire.
|
In force 06/04/2003 |
| Equality
bill |
To facilitate both the promotion of equality and the elimination
of unfair discrimination so as to ensure that persons do not
suffer detriment or are not denied opportunities or benefits
for reasons related to one or more of the following grounds;-
age; colour; race; nationality; ethnic or national origin; disability;
family status; gender reassignment; marital status; pregnancy;
religion or belief; sex; or sexual orientation.
Private Members Bill(House of Lords) Report stage completed
04/04/2003. No date for third reading as @ 12/05/2004. |
|
| Working
Time Directive
on working time to excluded sectors and activities
|
Covers excluded sectors: road, rail, sea, inland waterways
and lake transport, sea fishing, offshore work and junior
doctors. See the DTI Guidelines and latest news here
EC has commissioned research on the working time opt-out and
on 5 January 2004 produced a Communication
covering the opt-out, along with doctors' on-call time and the
reference period over which workers' hours are averaged. This
will run until the end of March 2004. |
|
| Fixed
term employees (prevention of less favourable treatment) Regulations
|
Regulations give fixed-term employees the right in principle
not to be treated less favourably than permanent employees of
the same employer doing similar work. |
In force 10/10/2002 |
| Flexible
working: The right to request and the duty to consider |
Confers the right of employees to request their employer to
consider flexible working arrangements. |
In force 06/04/2003 |
| Maternity
and parental leave Regulations 2002 |
Web page lists the major Acts and Regulations setting out
the law on maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay, parental
leave and the right to time off for dependants. New rates of
pay come into force 06/04/2004 |
In force 06/04/2004 |
| Part
time workers (prevention of less favourable treatment) Regulations
2000 (amendment) regulations 2002, The |
Rights for part-time workers. |
In force 02/10/2002 |
| Protection
against discrimination at work on grounds of sexual orientation |
Protection for workers from discrimination and harassment at
work on grounds of their sexual orientation. |
In force 01/12/2003 |
| Protection
against discrimination at work on grounds of religion or belief |
Protection for workers from discrimination and harassment at
work on grounds of their religion or beliefs. |
In force 02/12/2003 |
| Sunday
working Scotland Act |
Extended existing protection for shop and betting workers inEngland
and Wales against being forced to work on Sundays to shop and
betting workers in Scotland |
In force 10/07/2003 |
