Great Britain: Gordon Brown presents his legislative program 2008/09

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19 May 2008 à 09h02

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Fight against all form of discrimination, enhanced flexible working for parents, equal treatment for agency workers: a series of measures with an impact on the labor world was presented, on May 15, by the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. (Ref. 080403)
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Legislation concerning discrimination. Gordon Brown announced that the Single Equality Bill will be included in the Queen’s speech in November. Long awaited, this bill aims at clarifying the legislation concerning discrimination. The main elements are: make public bodies more transparent, reduce the gender pay gap, increase the number of minority ethnic women councilors, improve equality in the private sector by working collaboratively with businesses, trade unions and the Equality and Human Ri

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