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The Pensions Act 2007 raises the state pension age from 65 to 66 years to reflect the ageing nature of the population.

State pension age rises to 67 years between 2034 and 2036.

State pension age rises to 68 years between 2044 and 2046

Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22)

The minimum parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child increases from three to four months. At least one of the four months will not be transferable between parents. Member states have until December 2011 to bring this into force.

The Bribery Act 2010 aims to encourage businesses to adopt anti-bribery practices, by modernising the law on bribery.

It will be a criminal offence to give, promise or offer a bribe and to request, agree to receive or accept a bribe. The legislation increases the maximum penalty for bribery from seven to 10 years

The Regulations remove a number of administrative steps that employment agencies are required to perform, including: carrying out identity checks for job-seekers (other than those who will be working with vulnerable people); obtaining agreement to terms when they introduce job-seekers for permanent employment (except when they charge a fee for a work-finding service); and agreeing terms with the permanent employer.

Advertisements for jobs no longer need to include a statement as to whether or not the organisation is acting as an employment agency or employment business but they must state whether a position is temporary or permanent. The Regulations also contain a number of measures relating to upfront fees.

Draft Regs here.

The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2010 No.

The main rate of the national minimum wage rises from

The Equality Act 2010 consolidates existing equality law into a single piece of legislation. It defines direct discrimination as less favourable treatment on the ground of a protected characteristic and establishes indirect discrimination as the application of a provision, criterion or practice that is discriminatory in relation to a protected characteristic. The Act introduces a number of reforms, including: prohibiting employers from asking questions about health before offering a candidate a post; and provision to make regulations requiring employers with at least 250 employees to publish information relating to the differences in pay between men and women (expected to come into effect in 2013).

Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)

The central aim of this survey was to produce a set of baseline data, based on the opinions of HGV drivers, that described practices within the UK road haulage sector relating to slip, trip and falls risk factors. The survey explored risk factors relating to footwear and vehicle safety fittings eg ladders, steps, handrails and load bed covering. The research employed face-to face sample survey methodology that allowed reasonable generalisation to the UK population of HGV drivers.

RR793 - Footwear and modifications to goods vehicles in the UK road haulage sector

The Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 (the

The information has been updated in the light of HSE

Insurers could pull cover for completed timber-frame buildings amid growing concerns over safety and the spiralling costs of claims.

The warning follows a surge in the number of fires in large timber-frame buildings. Recent figures suggest that 40% of fires that provoked a loss of more than