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Equality for Agency Workers?
For several years the UK Government blocked the Agency Workers Directive in the labyrinthine structures of the EU (much like it does the Working Time Directive to this day). Finally last year a compromise was reached and the Directive is due to come into law soon although business organisations are seeking to delay it until 2011 (the latest date by which the Directive must be implemented).
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Cells, Drugs and rehabilitation role
The Sentencing Guidelines Council is currently conducting a consultation on 'Sentencing for Drug Offences'.
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Pregnant pause
In October 2008, the European Commission published a proposal to amend Directive 92/85/EEC, more commonly known as the Pregnant Workers Directive. The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (DBERR) is therefore consulting on the proposals.
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