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In Update 78 we informed you of the Government’s decision to increase the qualifying period for unfair dismissal from one to two years.

Update 99 – Minimum Wage Breaks £6 barrier for the first time

Update 98 - The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 are in force from Today. The Regulations introduce new rights for agency workers by providing them with the same rights as employees of the organisation hiring them, subject to certain conditions.

Update 97 - On 1 September 2011 ACAS launched guidance on its website to help UK employers and employees get to grips with cyber issues which are estimated to cost businesses millions of pounds every year.

A new Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) judgment has determined that a worker who had been on sick leave for an entire leave year was entitled to a payment in respect of that previous year’s full annual holiday entitlement, when shortly after the start of the new leave year her employment was terminated.

Update 93 - The UK Supreme Court has decided that a teaching assistant was not after all entitled to legal representation at disciplinary proceedings related to allegations of sexual misconduct with a child.

Update 92 - In a recent case an employee, Mr Cherfi (C) brought a claim against his employer (G4S) for discrimination following their refusal to allow him to leave work to attend Friday prayers at a Mosque.

Update 87 - The government has announced yesterday that the right of a parent to request a change in his or her working pattern (otherwise known as a request for flexible working) will be extended to parents with children under the age of 18 from the 6 April 2011.

It has been announced that the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills will launch a consultation process to explore proposals to implement a new flexible working system by 2015.

Update 84 - Abolition of the Default Retirement Age has been confirmed by the goverment