Great Britain: government announces next steps in labor law simplification

Flexible labor law.  Since it came to power, the coalition government has been making labor law more flexible to support growth and remove obstacles to businesses’ development.  As part of the review of employment law, consultations have recently closed on simplifying the Employment Tribunal system and extending the period before an unfair dismissal claim can be brought.  An independent review of the system for managing sickness absence has been commissioned.  On May 11th, the government announced the three areas of labor law it is going to revise this year: 
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of employment law, consultations have recently closed on simplifying the Employment Tribunal system and extending the period before an unfair dismissal claim can be brought. An independent review of the system for managing sickness absence has been commissioned. On May 11th, the government announced the three areas of labor law it is going to revise this year:

  • Compensation for discrimination. Compensation levels for discrimination granted by employment tribunals are unlimited which sometime
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