Policy News Journal - 2014-15

Construction Industry ....................................................................................... 50 Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Levy deductions .......................................... 50 The Income Tax (PAYE) and the Income Tax (CIS) (Amendment) Regulations 2014....... 50 Further updates to electronic messages helping employers keep up-to-date.................... 51 Construction Industry Scheme consultation ...................................................................... 51 Calling all CIPP members working with the Construction Industry Scheme ...................... 51 CIPP Survey - Improving the operation of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).......... 52 Improving the operation of the Construction Industry Scheme .......................................... 52 Construction Industry Scheme help and support from HMRC ........................................... 53 Employment Law & Guidance .......................................................................... 53 Flexible Working................................................................................................................. 53 Flexible working and the Right to Request for all .............................................................. 53 Children and Families Act 2014 approved by Parliament .................................................. 54 More than four million people now regularly work from home ........................................... 55 Flexible Working Regulations now final............................................................................. 56 ACAS guidance on flexible working and homeworking ..................................................... 56 Case Studies on flexible working ...................................................................................... 56 Universal Credit: an employer’s perspective ..................................................................... 57 Flexible working: one employee in three wants to change the way they work ................... 57 Work life balance employer survey ................................................................................... 57 Women and flexible working: Improving female employment outcomes in Europe ........... 58 Work From Home Week ................................................................................................... 58 General Employment Law News........................................................................................ 59 Acas Early Conciliation - A free new service launches in April .......................................... 59 Employment Tribunal Statistics......................................................................................... 60 Disclosure and Barring: Reforms to rehabilitation periods for offenders ............................ 60 Maximum penalty for illegally employing an immigrant increases to £20,000.................... 61 Time off to watch the World Cup? What are the employer’s options? ............................... 62 Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications .................................................................... 62 Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill 2014 published ..................................... 62 Checking the right to work of new employees ................................................................... 63 Employment status review................................................................................................ 63 Information Commissioner warns of data breaches .......................................................... 64 Government to ban “overseas only” recruiting .................................................................. 64 New guidance on holidays and holiday pay ...................................................................... 64 Small businesses report success for Acas free online tools .............................................. 64 Anti money laundering guidance....................................................................................... 65 Research shows women cut maternity leave short in fear of losing job............................. 65 Banning work emails during weekends and holidays ........................................................ 66 New Acas guidance on dress codes ................................................................................. 67 75 per cent of FTSE 100 have changed remuneration arrangements ............................... 67 Disability discrimination: 10 examples of reasonable adjustments .................................... 68 Military Reservists ............................................................................................................ 69 Antenatal appointments: time off to accompany a pregnant woman ................................. 70 Changes to rules about director disqualification................................................................ 70 How to achieve the perfect work-life balance? .................................................................. 70 Employees and employers unhappy with Children and Families Act 2014 changes ......... 71 Review launched into employment status of British workforce .......................................... 72 Key changes in force from 1 October 2014....................................................................... 73 Latest tranche of Modern Workplace regulations laid in Parliament .................................. 74 Criminal record checks: updated guidance for employers ................................................. 75 Only one in every forty new jobs is full-time, says TUC..................................................... 75 New criminal offence for employers forcing potential employees to obtain police subject access requests................................................................................................................ 75 Request for ideas on the tax rules for employment status................................................. 76 Acas Early Conciliation service has dealt with over 37,000 cases..................................... 76 Disengaged employees cost UK £15bn ............................................................................ 76 CIPP survey on OTS Employment Status Project ............................................................. 77 TUC wants employers to do more for mothers returning to work....................................... 78

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