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Trades Union Congress - TUC alarmed by downgrading of growth White Paper
Commenting on reports today (Monday) that the government's forthcoming White Paper on growth will be downgraded to a discussion paper, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Microsoft Word - COA Solutions employee engagement white paper May 2010 _3_.doc
White Paper Employee engagement: A practical guide 2 Introduction A harsh recession compounded by ongoing economic uncertainty has left many organisations with shell-shocked workforces. Few businesses have escaped the need to reduce headcount while, for staff that remain, working environments
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In AstraZeneca UK Ltd v HMRC Case C-40/09 ECJ, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that, where an employer has in place a salary-sacrifice scheme, output tax (that is amount chargeable on sales) due remuneration given up by employees, as this consideration for issue vouchers that can be used
Trades Union Congress - White Paper is a manifesto to break up our public services, says TUC
Commenting ahead of the Open Public Services White Paper published later today (Monday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Trades Union Congress - In response to the HE White Paper
Tom Wilson, director of unionlearn, the TUC's learning and skills organisation, said: 'It is vital that the government includes adult learners in its plans for HE. Adults also need and want to improve their skills and qualifications...
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Yes. An agency worker who has completed the 12-week qualifying period is entitled to same basic working and employment conditions that he or she would have received for doing job if directly recruited by hirer. Regulation 6 of Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/93) provides this includes
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An employer can obtain a medical report from the employee’s own GP or consultant, its occupational health adviser (if it has one), an independent practitioner. When deciding whom to instruct provide report, should consider purpose of and kind information that is required. The doctor will have
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Changes in relation to the VAT treatment of taxable benefits under salary-sacrifice arrangements come into force on 1 January 2012. As a consequence landmark ruling AstraZeneca UK Ltd v HMRC Case C-40/09 ECJ, where European Court Justice (ECJ) found that provision vouchers amounted supply services
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Workers aged 21 and over are entitled to be paid at the main rate of national minimum wage (before 1 October 2010, a worker had 22 qualify for this rate). 18 20 development rate. There is separate workers who under but older than compulsory school age. From there also applicable apprentices.
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The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/93), which are in force from 1 October 2011, confer on agency workers a number of new rights. Some these rights apply the first day worker is engaged at hirer organisation. Other only after has been with same or substantively similar role for 12 weeks.

