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Spain: the new Spanish Labour Procedure Act 36/2011
The New Spanish Labour Procedure Act 36/2011, (recently approved on 10 October 2011) entered into force on 11 December 2011, and implements significant …
UK: Employment law reforms - April 2012 government plans confirmed, new proposals and calls for evidence
The last month has seen a raft of government proposals for changes to employment laws. Details were included in a speech made by the Business …
UK: Unfair dismissal cases - new listing policy for expedited hearings
Under a new judicial listing policy, standard unfair dismissal cases will now be listed for a one-day hearing to be heard within 16 weeks. Standard …
UK: Government plans - unfair dismissal and tribunal fees
The Chancellor has announced that the qualifying period to claim unfair dismissal is to be increased from 1 to 2 years with effect from April 2012. It is …
UK: Government plans for employment law changes
BIS is consulting until 8 August 2011 on the following proposals: changing the leave available to parents from no earlier than April 2015. …
UK: Appeals against dismissal - employer delay may lead to extension of tribunal claim deadline
Some employers may be tempted to delay an internal appeal against dismissal until the deadline for a tribunal unfair dismissal claim has expired, in the …
UK: Compensation - career-long loss and apportionment of discrimination damages
In most cases, future loss of earnings should only be awarded until an employee is likely to obtain an equivalent job; career-long compensation will only …
UK: Tribunal awards - new limits from 1 February 2011
From 1 February 2011 the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal is £68,400 and the cap on a week's pay (used to calculate the unfair dismissal …
UK: Tribunal reform - consultation on government proposals
The Government is consulting on proposals to reduce the number of workplace disputes reaching the employment tribunal and improve the employment tribunal …
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