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• 22 Mar 2013
  Employee Owner Scheme defeated in House of Lords
  House of Lords debate on the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, the Lords voted against this proposal by a majority of 54.
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• 14 Dec 2012
  Number of female farmers rises in 2012
  It may not be a stereotypically female occupation, but the number of female farmers in the UK has increased to 23,000, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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• 5 Dec 2012
  Employee owner contracts: an update
  Government issues report on public's response to consultation.
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• 16 Oct 2012
  Employee owner contracts: a white elephant?
  In his recent speech to the Conservative Party Conference, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced a new kind of employment contract, dubbed the “employee owner contract”.
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• 26 Jul 2012
  Yahoo! Googles The Answer
  Marissa Mayer made headlines last week after announcing that not only had she landed the top job at Yahoo! but that she is 6 months pregnant and intends to work throughout her maternity leave
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• 27 Jun 2012
  Rangers players can dispute contract transfer
  Claims that the Rangers players had only 24 hours to appeal over the transfer of their contracts to Newco has been disputed by a top Employment lawyer.
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• 22 Mar 2012
  National Minimum Wage to Rise -- But Only for Over-21s
  It was announced earlier this week that the national minimum wage will rise by 11p this October, bringing the rate for over-21s to £6.19 an hour. However -- in a move that has been widely criticised -- the rates for under-21s will remain the same.
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• 15 Feb 2012
  Bumping: How far must employers go to avoid a finding of unfair dismissal?
  Redundancies are still a live issue in the current economic climate, with job cuts being announced in the media on a regular basis.
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• 15 Feb 2012
  When laws "cut across" beliefs
  The Court of Appeal in London recently rejected the appeal of the Christian owners of a guesthouse who refused to allow a gay couple to stay in a double room.
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• 16 Dec 2011
  London bus workers "could strike" for Olympics pay
  BBC news reported that bus workers in London have demanded a £500 payment for being on duty during next year's Olympic Games.
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