Daily Archive for February 25th, 2008

Employment Law Update for local authorities

Published on February 25, 2008 in Employment Law. 0 Comments

A lot of our work involves training HR professionals in local authorities. We find that Councils have their own issues not typically encountered in other sectors and so we have developed a specific Employment Law Update for local authorities. This covers all of the key developments in 2008 dealing with unfair dismissal, grievances, discrimination, TUPE and consultation, but from a local authority perspective.

If you would like to see a full draft programme or talk to us about building a specific course to meet your needs then give Paul Gasowski a ring on 0208 943 1099 or email him: Paul@incotraining.co.uk

What will happen with agency workers?

Published on February 25, 2008 in Employment Law. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

It is starting to look like there is serious momentum behind the push for more rights for agency workers. The lack of progress on the proposed European Directive and the Government’s reluctance to change the law has led to a private member’s bill (here)

This aims to give agency workers the right to equal terms and conditions with comparable employees of the end user. It would essentially mean that an agency worker working alongside a ‘direct’ employee would be entitled to the same level of pay and key benefits as that employee.

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