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  1. Expired passports now accepted as evidence of right to work

    The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has reviewed its policy on whether indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in an expired passport can be accepted by employers as evidence of right to work. Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) is also known as permanent residency. Under the current legislation, employers must see evidence of a p...

    News | 11 Aug 2010

  2. right to work in UK ID

    i have been asked by senior managers to obtain and photocopy our employees right to work in UK documents. the employees have been given a list of suitable documents for ID. however, a few have turned round and said they don't have passports or have lost their birth certificate etc and have commented...

    Comment | 15 Dec 2009

  3. RIGHT TO WORK IN UK

    An employee's right to work in the UK has expired and he is pursuing an application for this to be extended. We have received a letter from the adviser who are helping him explaining that this application is being made and saying that the process may take several months. May we continue to employ...

    Comment | 24 Jul 2008

  4. Women Have a Right to a Fair Deal in Work, says Labour Commission

    Following the prime minister’s announcement of the creation of a Women and Work Commission at this weekend’s national policy forum at the University of Warwick, trade and industry secretary and cabinet minister for women Patricia Hewitt, commented that women have a right to a fair deal in work. The commission, which will exam...

    News | 26 Jul 2004

  5. Tories to offer more rights to working parents

    A new Bill which would be introduced in December under a Conservative Government would strengthen the law against pay discrimination, it has been claimed. Speaking at the annual Conservative Party conference, shadow women’s minister Theresa May has announced details of a new Bill to outlaw pay disc...

    News | 1 Oct 2008

  6. Sickness return to work

    ...eir fitness? If you do not have a policy requiring them to accept an occupational health referral, the employee may well refuse to see a doctor/nurse and you may have to accept their assertion that they are fit if there is no reasonable reason for you to question this. As an employee they do have a right to work. Tony

    Comment | 26 Jan 2009

  7. Stroke Victim return to work!

    There are a number of issues here, including legal ones. First, employees have a right to work. See Withers v Perry Chain co. There may be exceptional situations where work would put them at grave risk so they should be prevented from working, but these are rare. If someone is clearly at high risk of stroke, then they should not work in a role where having a stroke would put them or o...

    Comment | 13 Oct 2008

  8. Legal issues of employee right to request shares

    Deputy Leader Nick Clegg's plans to introduce a so-called  'John Lewis economy' – giving employees a 'right to request' shares in the company that they work for – raises a number of legal issues, said an employment expert. Catherine Wilson, Employment Partner at law firm, Thomas Eggar, said: “It is...

    News | 18 Jan 2012

  9. UK retains right to Working Time opt-out

    Britain has retained the right to continue allowing employees to work more than 48 hours a week as talks to reach a compromise failed. Yesterday (1 June) Ministers from EU states met in Luxembourg to discuss changes to the laws governing workers' hours, holidays and rest periods. The talks ended in s...

    News | 2 Jun 2006

  10. Britain retains right to work long hours

    Reports out today reveal that the UK has, for the time being at least, won the right to maintain the opt-out from the Working Time Directive, which imposes a maximum 48-hour working week. As stated in the BBC's report, EU employment ministers were to make a decision on removing the clause, but enough ministers o...

    News | 3 Jun 2005

  11. Employee given right to legal representation at internal hearing

    A Court of Appeal decision published yesterday has opened up the question as to whether employees have the legal right to bring a lawyer to internal disciplinary hearings.  The case before the court involved a music assistant employed at a primary school. He was dismissed by a disciplinary comm...

    Case | 21 Jan 2010

  12. NICE calls for greater support for those returning to work

    On the first week back at work for many after the Christmas break, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is calling for more support to help those people returning to work after a long-term sickness absence.  NICE has published new guidance on managing issues such as sickness absence an...

    News | 5 Jan 2010

  13. In the spotlight: The 'right to be accompanied'

    © Workplace Law Group 2009 All rights reserved In the spotlight: The right to be accompanied In the spotlight: The 'right to be accompanied' The 'right to be accompanied' at disciplinary and grievance hearings is something which we find can cause difficulties and confusion for employers, even though it has...

    News analysis | 20 Apr 2009

  14. Return to work - Change of job

    Alan This is not as 'black and white' as it seems. Yes, it is for the employer to determine fitness, but on the basis of evidence. The GP may be a good source of evidence but as the patient advocate his advice may not be entirely appropriate. I have seen GPs advise their patients are fit for wo...

    Comment | 7 Jan 2011

  15. Return to work - Change of job

    This case hinges entirely on the nature of any underlying pathology. You say you don't dispute that there was an injury; in many cases where an injury at work is alleged, there is no objective evidence of any damage or harm, therefore by definition there is no injury. If there is evidence of damage or ha...

    Comment | 6 Jan 2011

  16. Right to natural light??!

    I'm no expert, so my opinion is not definitive, but I don't think there is a right to natural light or windows per se. There are requirements for 'enough' light, something that may be achieved with a decent desk lamp in addition to the primary lighting source. However, according to the NEBOSH study book, "Not all problems caused by poor lighting can be overcome simply by th...

    Comment | 7 Dec 2010

  17. New scheme launched to help people back to work

    People on sick leave will be helped back into work more quickly under a pilot scheme kick-started by Care Services Minister, Phil Hope, and Work and Pensions Minister, Lord McKenzie, yesterday.  The 'Fit for Work' Service Programme of Piloting, backed by £13m, will test out how sickness absentees can be helped to r...

    News | 19 Feb 2009

  18. Right to request stored infofmation

    You say "We can provide the information to individuals confidentially, but should we have to? Do individuals have the right to see every e-mail their name is mentioned on? every note in a team leaders diary/notebook? transcript of every meeting where their name is mentioned? I don't think so, so whats the...

    Comment | 15 Oct 2010

  19. Right to request stored infofmation

    As we have a number of Team Leaders running different sections and shifts, we set up a spreadsheet where Team Leaders could record informal discussions with employees, in order to identify things like training requirements, repeat occurences of conduct issues etc. For example, if an employee makes a ...

    Comment | 12 Oct 2010

  20. UK employees to be limited to working 48 hours a week

    The European Parliament has voted to end the opt-out, meaning UK employees will be limited to working 48 hours a week. An absolute majority of MEPs - more than 393 – was needed to confirm the Employment Committee's amendments to the Working Time Directive, including the opt-out. The final vote was 421 in fav...

    News | 17 Dec 2008

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