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Definitions for
role of 'Carers'
The DTI announced, in November 2006, who will qualify as a 'carer' under the
new right for carers to request flexible working (coming into force on 6th April
2007 under the Work and Families Act 2006).
The definition of 'carer' will cover any employee who is or expects to be caring
for an adult who:
is married to, or the partner or civil partner of the employee; or
is a 'near relative' of the employee;
falls into neither category but lives at the same address as the employee.
The 'near relative' definition includes parents, parent-in-law, adult child,
adopted adult child, siblings (including those who are in-laws), uncles, aunts
or grandparents and step-relatives. The DTI estimates that this definition will
cover about 80% of carers.
Further information
New age legislation
June 2006
New legislation on age discrimination comes
into force on 1 October 2006. The regulations outlaw discrimination on the basis
of actual or perceived age.
It's
important to remember that this means all ages - not just old age.
Discrimination against someone because they are too young is just as likely to
contravene the regulations.
They apply
to everyone in employment or vocational training - including contract and agency
workers, office holders, barristers and partners.
Employers
will have to adopt age positive practices. They will no longer be able to
recruit, train, promote or retire people on the basis of age, unless it can be
objectively justified. Skills, experience and ability to do the job, assessed
against agreed criteria, are what's important, not someone's age. This will
require a major cultural change, which is why it's important to start planning
now.
DCA
launches tender for claims watchdog
Thursday 15 June 2006
The
government provided more information about their plans to control unscrupulous
claims management companies. The Lord Chancellor set in motion plans to
take control over regulation of the sector by April 2007.
With
benefit of a £1million budget, The department for Constitutional affairs (DCA)
launched a tender this week inviting local authority trading standards
departments to apply to run a monitoring and compliance unit to enforce the
regulatory regime.
Source:
Solicitors Regulation Authority Gazette
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