Major Employment Law Shake-up Unveiled
The UK Government has announced wide-ranging plans for what it claims to be "the most radical reform to the employment law system for decades". The proposals were set out by the Secretary of State for Business, Dr Vince Cable, in a speech to the EEF manufacturers' organization. Some of the measures had been previously floated but others were novel, including:
- amending the UK's whistleblowing legislation so that complaints by employees about a breach of their own employment contract will no longer constitute a protected disclosure;
- seeking views on introducing compensated no-fault dismissals for "micro employers" with fewer than ten employees;
- simplifying and "slimming down" the processes required to carry out a fair dismissal, including potentially working with the conciliation service Acas to change their Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures;
- consolidating the myriad regulations relating to the national minimum wage; and
- streamlining the current regulatory regime for the recruitment sector.
Government Signals New Employment Law Reforms
The UK's Coalition Government has announced that it will be extending its review of employment law to cover three new areas. This forms part of a broader strategy to simplify legislation, improve efficiency and reduce business red tape. The latest announcement follows a recent major consultation on proposals to reform employment tribunal and resolution of workplace disputes, including extending the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal from one year to two years.
Is it Lawful to Dismiss a Chief Accountant When Changing the Owner of the Company Assets?
In its recent ruling of May 27, 2010, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation stipulated that it is lawful to dismiss the chief accountant in case the owner of the company assets is changed.
This ruling has been issued by the Constitutional Court in view of consideration of Mrs. Bachalova's appeal regarding violation of her constitutional rights by part 1 of article 75 and paragraph 4 of part 1 of article 81of the Russian Labor Code.
Continue Reading...The Fair Work Act - Australia's New 'Forward with Fairness' Workplace Legislation
On July 1 2009, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) came into effect, replacing the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth). The Act significantly changed the industrial relations landscape in Australia.
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