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Travelling Time Is Work Under New Ruling

17Sep

Journeys made by workers without a fixed or habitual place of work between their homes and the first and last customer of the day constitute working time.

Dealing With Difficult Employees

15Jun

What happens when things go badly wrong in the workplace? Here’s Macks’ guide to dealing with difficult employees.

How The Election Could Transform The Workplace

06May

Employment has been a major theme in the run up to the General Election, with zero-hours contracts and plans to create new jobs featuring in the headlines.

Global Oil Crisis Results In Teesside Job Losses

29Apr

Job cuts announced by DeepOcean, following a global reshuffle, will result in Teesside job losses.

North East Businesses On Low Pay List

28Apr

A Darlington hair salon and a Middlesbrough pub have been named on a government list of 70 firms who have been paying their employees low pay.

More Workers Report Having Zero Hours Contracts

27Apr

New figures reveal 1.8m people in the UK were employed on zero hours contracts last summer, an increase of 400,000 compared to January 2014.

New Laws Protect Ex-Offenders From Enforced Subject Access Requests

23Mar

A change to the Data Protection Act has made it unlawful for an employer to make enforced subject access requests to potential employees.

Retired Police Claim Millions In Compensation

23Mar

The outcome of an employment appeal tribunal will determine whether former police officers are entitled to make a retired police claim for compensation.

Sports Direct Decision Awaited By Employment Lawyers

19Mar

Employment lawyers throughout the UK are watching keenly as retail giant Sports Direct tackles a ...

Euro Blow For Employment Lawyers

19Mar

Employment law solicitors look set to lose their European Court of Justice fight over compensation ...

Employment Lawyers Fail In Tribunal Fees Case

09Mar

A union has lost a judicial review in which its employment lawyers challenged the government’s ...

More than half of adults believe childcare should be shared equally

14Jan

The research was commissioned by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, before the new rules regarding parental leave are to be introduced.

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