TUC says employers are ‘stuck in a time warp’................................................................. 78 Health and Safety Executive releases annual data on workplace dangers........................ 78 Tis the season for staff absences! .................................................................................... 79 CIPP response to the call for evidence on employment status.......................................... 79 Reduced red tape for business ......................................................................................... 80 Changes to Acas Early Conciliation Form......................................................................... 81 New draft Code revises wording on accompaniment to disciplinary and grievance hearings............................................................................................................................ 81 Whistleblowing: list of prescribed people and bodies ........................................................ 82 Proposals to simplify tax complexities of employment status ............................................ 82 Law change outlaws back door criminal record check ...................................................... 83 Large UK businesses will be required to publicise their gender pay gaps ......................... 84 Acas Early Conciliation update ......................................................................................... 84 Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures ................................... 85 Government response to whistleblowing consultation....................................................... 85 Holiday pay ......................................................................................................................... 86 Judgement expected shortly over holiday pay calculations ............................................... 86 Statutory holiday pay must include commission................................................................ 87 Lessons from 13 recent cases on holiday pay .................................................................. 88 Government pressed to intervene on holiday pay ruling ................................................... 88 Tribunal considering the interaction of holiday pay and overtime ...................................... 89 Overtime should count in holiday pay ............................................................................... 89 Government taskforce to assess judgment in holiday pay ruling ....................................... 90 CIPP survey on the impact of the judgement regarding overtime and holiday pay calculations....................................................................................................................... 91 Employers capping overtime after holiday pay ruling ........................................................ 91 Government limits impact of holiday pay ruling ................................................................. 92 Acas guidance on calculating holiday pay......................................................................... 92 John Lewis and Waitrose staff receive £22m holiday pay windfall .................................... 93 Non-guaranteed overtime and holiday pay - second CIPP research survey...................... 93 Commission is "in" says ruling .......................................................................................... 93 TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)) ....................................... 94 Revised TUPE rules come into force ................................................................................ 94 Acas guidance on TUPE changes .................................................................................... 95 New TUPE guidance available ......................................................................................... 95 TUPE transfers ................................................................................................................. 95 TUPE and pensions: five steps to getting it right ............................................................... 96 Zero hours contracts.......................................................................................................... 97 Zero hours employment contracts: consultation................................................................ 97 CIPP response to zero hours contracts............................................................................. 97 ONS reveals first business estimates of employee contracts without guaranteed hours ... 98 Zero-hours contracts......................................................................................................... 98 Government crackdown on zero hours abuse................................................................... 99 Consultation on zero hours contracts................................................................................ 99 CIPP survey on the consultation to ban exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts........ 100 Impact assessments of the Small Business Bill published .............................................. 101 Office of National Statistics reports on the increased use of Zero Hours Contracts......... 101 Zero hours employment contracts: exclusivity clause ban avoidance ............................. 102 Employment Tribunals .................................................................................... 103 Recruiter liable to account for temporary workers’ £158 million tax bill............................ 103 Caution to employers during ‘private’ conversations at disciplinary meetings.................. 104 National minimum wage and sleep in night shifts............................................................ 105 Income tax relief for gifts of shares to charity .................................................................. 106 Employment status of director on insolvency of company ............................................... 106 Constructive Dismissal and Affirmation of Contract......................................................... 107 Limited Liability Partnership Member is a 'worker'........................................................... 107 Associative Discrimination in employment law................................................................ 108 Does the death of a worker extinguish his or her right to paid annual leave?.................. 108 Tribunal guidance on Contracts of Employment.............................................................. 109
CIPP Policy News Journal
08/04/2015, Page 5 of 521
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