Uber set to dodge burdensome new regulations in London
Uber will not be forced to adapt to a raft of new burdensome regulations that would have seriously damaged the firm’s ability to operate in London.
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UK productivity undermined by rule-heavy workplaces
Employers can unleash the productivity of their workers by allowing them more scope to use their initiative, create more stimulating work and reduce the burden of unnecessary rules and procedures, according to a new report which considers productivity from the employees’ perspective.
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Travelling time is work time says EU, but is it?
Europe’s highest court has ruled that the time a freelance employee without a fixed place of work spends travelling between their home and their first and last work assignments should be counted as ‘working time’ for the purpose of protecting worker’s safety.
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Union wins action for ZSL London Zoo catering workers
It has been revealed that Unite has won a claim on behalf of all catering staff who transferred...
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Government unveils Draft Deregulation Bill
The Government published its draft Deregulation Bill, which looks to reform rules about health and...
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Council guilty of breaching Agency Workers Regulations
A decision by an Employment Tribunal on Tuesday 5 February confirms that more than 150 Barnet...
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Gloucestershire firm fined over teenager’s severed fingers
A Gloucestershire manufacturer has appeared in court after a teenage apprentice had parts of two...
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CBI issues priorities for Agency Workers Regulations review
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has set out its analysis of the impact of the Agency...
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Commission welcomes age regulations
The Equality and Human Rights Commission welcomes the ban on age discrimination in services which...
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DECC to scrap unnecessary energy regulations
As part of a drive to cut red tape burdens, Minister of State for Energy, Charles Hendry, has...
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EU-OSHA calls for health and safety investment
Continued investment is needed in workplace health and safety, for economic as well as ethical...
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HSE opens consultation on revision of ACoPs
The HSE has opened a consultation on proposals to review its Approved Codes of Practices (ACoPs),...
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New asbestos regulations come into force in NI
The Control of Asbestos Regulations (NI) 2012 come into force in Northern Ireland on Monday 28 May...
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CDM Regulations to be rewritten, announces HSE
The HSE has announced it will be re-drafting the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations...
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Employers reminded of deadline for annual returns
The deadline is looming for UK employers to get their 2011/12 annual returns to HM Revenue &...
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CDM Regs require clearer ACoP says construction sector
CDM 2007 has gone a long way to meeting its objectives, but there are still some...
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