[RichardCoulter]

For any staff that may have missed an important piece of advice relating to their future employment protection rights at work, it is reproduced below:

"Today it was confirmed that Albert Dock will close on 30 March, which is a Friday.

For any of you starting new jobs, try to accept/get your start date before 6 April 2012.

Hopefully, anyone who has successfully obtained new employment, will probably be starting on Monday 2 April.

This is because new, less generous, employment right rules come into force on 6 April 2012.

Those starting before this date will continue to have some protection under the old rules.

The best of luck!"

The present Government is to introduce a whole new raft of legislation, some will be welcomed by most decent thinking people eg sexist remarks are to be made a criminal offence.

Others, I suspect, will not be so warmly welcomed eg introducing a financial charge to employees wishing to use the services of an Employment Tribunal.

I hope this is helpful.