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The government has published a response to its consultation on NMW and travel and subsistence expenses schemes.

In the Court of Appeal decision of Dunn v AAH Ltd, the issue of what amounts to gross misconduct at common law was considered.

The Secretary of State for BIS has confirmed in the House of Commons that the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (due to come into force on 1 October 2011) are under review.

The Government has written to the REC, outlining its support for the REC's stance of opposing the extension of the Gangmasters Licensing Act. This follows the introduction of the Private Member's Bill to extend the scope of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 to the construction industry and a Government review of the recommendations made in a report last year.

TEAM has recorded the highest amount of split fees this last quarter. Entry splits to the value of £137,150 were sent in to TEAM Head Office for the months April through to June.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal has given guidance on how a tribunal should determine whether a mental illness is a protected disability for the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (“DDA”), suggesting that the starting point should be an examination of the effect of a given condition on the claimant.

Recruitment International magazine is celebrating its 200th issue and to mark this fantastic achievement you can read our special July edition online now! The publication features a nostalgic and fascinating look back at the past 17 years of recruitment industry history.

The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has announced that the number of workers entering the UK from outside Europe will be controlled by a new limit, following Government consultation.

In De Belin v Eversheds Legal Services Ltd, it was held that a male employee had been discriminated against on the grounds of sex as a result of a redundancy scoring matrix. The respondent had inflated the score of the claimant’s female colleague in relation to the time it took to receive fees for a given piece of work, even though the female employee was on maternity leave throughout the relevant period.

Midas Recruitment raised a fantastic £439.27 at their BBQ in aid of Macmillan