The most common causes of conflict in British workplaces could be defused or avoided altogether through better communication, according to leading UK law firm Dundas & Wilson.

2009 promises to be a challenging and interesting year, not least in the area of employment law. With 2008 over, what better time to consider three issues which, in our view, will feature prominently in the employment law landscape over the course of 2009?

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has recently announced sectoral inquiries into the construction and financial service sector.

"This Government plans, following independence, a points-based immigration system ……The system will enable us to meet the needs of Scottish society with greater flexibility."

Since 27 November 2008 employers have been obliged to have a Licence in place before employing non EEA nationals under Tier Two of the Points Base System – the replacement to the Work Permit system.

There has been a steady stream of decisions emanating from the Court of Session on procurement challenges in the last couple of years, one of which was the application by the Scottish Ministers to have the automatic suspension of the award of the contract for the Northern Isles ferry service lifted.

Expressing your views in response to a development plan and participating in the plan-making process can make it easier to get permissions and consents.

Within this [£2.5bn] budget allocation will be significant investment in procurement, which can support key Scottish industries, including the shipbuilding industry.

Whatever the outcome of the 2014 independence referendum, taxation in Scotland will soon be markedly different from taxation in the rest of the UK

You are likely to know by now that from 6 April 2009, the statutory dispute procedures will no longer apply. What you may not know, however, is that the statutory procedures do not disappear overnight: as different rules apply to disciplinary and grievance, the dispute procedures will continue to have an impact for several months to come.

In common with most other owners of media content, the Premier League seeks to maximise the commercial value of its broadcasting rights.

A look at developments in the financial services industry in the week to 20 March 2014.

The White Paper states that "evidence from the OECD shows that stronger trade unions tend to reduce inequality in labour income and ensure a more equal distribution of earnings".

A look at developments in the financial services industry in the week to 27 March 2014.

The UK immigration system is being radically reformed by the introduction of a new five tier ‘Australian style’ points based system. The phased introduction of the system started in February 2008.

Age discrimination has now been a part of UK employment law for two years, with the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Regulations) coming into force on 1 October 2006.

The recently published Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures (the Code), contained a few surprises, and will undoubtedly involve changes to most disciplinary and grievance policies.

A look at developments in the financial services industry in the week to 28 February 2014.

"Changes included in the Scotland Act 2012, due to come into effect over the next one to two years, will give the Scottish Parliament control over two additional taxes which together raise about £400 million per year, and some limited control over a proportion of income tax.

The expression “the Glass Ceiling” provokes strong opinions and views, ranging from a complete denial of its existence in the UK workforce to its assertion as an indisputable fact and a practical demonstration of endemic, perpetual gender bias within significant portions of UK business and political life.