Weekly issue 98

NEWS IN BRIEF

ACAS (the government’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) has just published a draft revised Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities for consultation.

24/7 JOBS

The 1970 Equal Pay Act requires employers to pay women engaged on “like work” to be paid the same as men, unless they can justify the difference.

STRICT DISCIPLINARIAN

The statutory dispute regulations extend the usual time limit of three months for lodging a tribunal complaint to six months in certain circumstances.