Month: July 2023
Jul
21
REC Responds to Measures to Increase Employer Uptake and Widen Reach of Occupational Health
Responding to the government’s new plans to boost health in the workplace, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)’s Deputy Chief Executive Kate Shoesmith said: “We support this kind of fresh thinking to keep workers healthier, happier and keener to stay in work, given our latest data shows we have more than two million job […]
Jul
14
Breaking News- The Government has suffered a major defeat as the High Court rules that its “strike-breaking” agency worker regulations are unlawful.
The High Court handed down the judgment in the judicial review of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (the 2022 Regulations) that repealed regulation 7. The judge found against the government on ground 1 that the Secretary of State did not comply with the statutory duty to consult in Section […]