http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/external.php B P Collins Solicitors http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-tube-drivers-stage-walkout-over-039unfair-dismissal039-438018183-19902806.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-tube-drivers-stage-walkout-over-039unfair-dismissal039-438018183-19902806.php Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Some 77 London Underground workers have taken 24-hour strike action over what they claim is the unfair dismissal of a tube train driver. The action... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/corporate-amp-commercial-act-now-to-appoint-a-natural-director-438018182-19900418.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/corporate-amp-commercial-act-now-to-appoint-a-natural-director-438018182-19900418.php Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Companies incorporated before 9 November 2006 are required to ensure they have at least one "natural person" on their board of... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/commercial-employment-equality-act-comes-into-force-in-october-438018183-19875210.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/commercial-employment-equality-act-comes-into-force-in-october-438018183-19875210.php Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The initial stages of implementation of the Equality Act will come into force as of October, the Government Equalities Office has announced. This... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/commercial-employment-millions-waiting-for-pay-restoration-to-prerecession-levels-438018183-19898081.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/commercial-employment-millions-waiting-for-pay-restoration-to-prerecession-levels-438018183-19898081.php Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT More than eight million people are still waiting for pay cuts enacted during the recession to be reinstated, according to a study. The Badenoch... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/corporate-amp-commercial-business-regulation-amp039a-barrier-to-successamp039-438018182-19893915.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/corporate-amp-commercial-business-regulation-amp039a-barrier-to-successamp039-438018182-19893915.php Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Excessive regulation is leading some businesses to not thrive as well as they could, a new study from the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO)... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-annuity-consultation-039shows-legislation-is-being-modernised039-438018183-19893947.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-annuity-consultation-039shows-legislation-is-being-modernised039-438018183-19893947.php Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Plans to consult on the age at which people need to annuitise shows pension legislation may finally be moving into the 21st century, AEGON has... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-criminal-vetting-of-employees-039needs-common-sense-approach039-438018183-19891523.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-criminal-vetting-of-employees-039needs-common-sense-approach039-438018183-19891523.php Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Employers should be given more effective means of vetting their staff for criminal convictions, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-civil-servants-see-redundancy-pay-capped-438018183-19889716.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-civil-servants-see-redundancy-pay-capped-438018183-19889716.php Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Civil servants will see their redundancy payments capped as part of the cuts to government spending. Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-jockey-loses-case-of-unfair-dismissal-438018183-19887597.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-jockey-loses-case-of-unfair-dismissal-438018183-19887597.php Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT An unfair dismissal case against champion jockey Pat Eddery has been rejected by an employment tribunal in Reading. His brother Paul Eddery - also a... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-agency-worker-regulations-to-undergo-review-438018183-19884696.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-agency-worker-regulations-to-undergo-review-438018183-19884696.php Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The government is to launch a review of the Agency Worker Regulations 2010, even before they officially come into force. It was confirmed to the... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/technology-amp-ip-firms-launch-legal-challenge-to-digital-economy-act-438018189-19882326.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/technology-amp-ip-firms-launch-legal-challenge-to-digital-economy-act-438018189-19882326.php Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT TalkTalk and BT are launching a High Court challenge to the Digital Economy Act in a bid to get it repealed. The telecoms firms believe the... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/charities-legal-services-charity-golf-day-raises-funds-for-bucks-438018181-286.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/charities-legal-services-charity-golf-day-raises-funds-for-bucks-438018181-286.php Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT PRESS RELEASE The annual Sir Terry Wogan Golf Day organised by Buckinghamshire Community Foundation, a long-standing client of B P Collins, has... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-school-teaching-assistants-could-be-breaking-the-law-438018183-19877882.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-school-teaching-assistants-could-be-breaking-the-law-438018183-19877882.php Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Schools across England and Wales may be breaking the law by encouraging teaching assistants to take classes on their own, the National Union of... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-shipping-firms-039jeopardised-by-equal-pay-laws039-438018183-19873345.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/employment-law-shipping-firms-039jeopardised-by-equal-pay-laws039-438018183-19873345.php Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Some of the largest shipping companies have expressed concern in an open letter to the Daily Telegraph over plans to implement equal pay legislation.... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/charities-legal-services-charities-reminded-of-regulatory-changes-438018181-19873343.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/charities-legal-services-charities-reminded-of-regulatory-changes-438018181-19873343.php Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Good causes are being reminded to check whether or not they are likely to be affected by changes to the Charities Act 2006 (2006 Act) regulatory...