Earlier this week, pensions minister Steve Webb published a written ministerial statement saying that the Government will be introducing new measures to require transparency for transaction charges in pension schemes.
Read moreEarly Conciliation Legislation Published
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 has been published, confirming that the provisions in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 relating to Acas early conciliation for employment claims and…
Read moreChanges To H&S Legislation
Many firms are unaware of new legislation that comes into effect in April, which is that all UK workplaces must display a new and updated Health & Safety Law poster from April 5.
Read moreBase Magistrates In Police Stations
Leading think tank Policy Exchange is calling on the Government to recruit 10,000 more magistrates and then assign them to work in police stations or other community venues.
Read morePension Legislation Expected Next Year
Following a Government consultation into flexible defined benefit (DB), guaranteed defined contribution (DC) and collective DC (CDC) pension options for employers, a spokesman for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has indicated that the changes required from its findings…
Read moreECHR Rulings Win And Lose
The Court of Appeal has upheld judges’ right to jail the most serious offenders in England and Wales for the whole of their lives after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) had ruled that whole life terms breached criminals’…
Read moreDraft Legislation On Contractual Workplace Auto-Enrolment In Pipeline
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said that it is to draft regulations for consultation on exceptions to employer duties for those who choose to enrol all new workers into a pension scheme regardless of age or earnings.
Read moreWeblinks Do Not Breach Copyright
A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice has decreed that it is not an infringement of copyright to link to an article that is freely available online, even in cases where users believe that the linked article is…
Read moreLawyers Up In Arms Over Legal Aid Cuts
Earlier this week lawyers voiced their concerns about cuts to criminal legal aid and questioned the viability of proposals by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), which include a restructuring of the market and fee cuts of up to 30 per…
Read moreWater Bill Completes Committee Stage
As storms have battered the country this week and flooding has spread from the West Country to the Thames Valley, the Water Bill completed its committee stage in the House of Lords, undergoing its first line-by-line scrutiny.
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