The Government has announced that it intends to enter into consultation to introduce a limit on the number of migrants from outside the Europe Union who can work in the United Kingdom. An interim limit will be introduced to avoid a rush of applications before the limit is set, and to ensure that the number[…]
The Chancellor has announced the details of the coalition Government’s ‘emergency’ Budget to deal with the £149 billion budget deficit crisis. The following measures will be relevant to employment: a review on when the retirement age will rise to 66 a consultation on whether to phase out the Default Retirement Age from 2011 the majority of benefits –[…]
Tribunals Should Take a Practical Approach to Definition of Disability for Mental Impairments
LATEST NEWS Apr 18, 2011
In J v DLA Piper LLP the EAT decided that whilst there is a technical difference between “depression” and a reaction to adverse life events in practice little turns on this because the tribunals are concerned to see what impact the symptoms of the impairment are on an individual’s ability to carry out day to[…]
Both the TUC and ACAS suggest that during the world cup employers try to be as flexible as possible in accommodating those who may wish to watch the world cup matches, be they supporters of the England team or indeed any other national team. This makes sense particularly in a year in which morale in many workforces across[…]
The scope of the protection given to those who are dismissed by their employer having made protected disclosures under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (inserted into Section 47B of the Employment Rights Act 1996) (the “whistleblowing provisions”) extends to those who were not employed by that employer at the time they made the protected[…]
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has published its full ‘Programme for Government’. The plans in relation to employment and discrimination law include proposals to phase out the default retirement age and extend the right to request flexible working to all employees. The Coalition Government also states that it will: end the ‘gold-plating’ of EU rules introduce[…]
As employment relationships become ever more complex the scope of employment protection appears to be ever more difficult to predict. This is illustrated in three recent cases dealing with agency workers, or those in agency or atypical type employment relationships. In order to come under the protection of employment legislation workers need to “fit” into[…]
On 8 April 2010 the Equality Bill received Royal Assent and became the Equality Act 2010. The Act consolidates all existing discrimination legislation and brings them all under one single Act. The main provisions of the Act will come into force in October 2010 with the public sector equality duty and dual discrimination provisions being[…]
A raft of new employment laws come into force today. Among the changes are a new system of fit notes, which replace sick notes; additional paternity leave and pay; a power for employment tribunals to refer whistleblowing complaints to regulators; and new rules governing ‘no win, no fee’ agreements. The changes include: Additional Paternity Leave[…]
New Regulations which are coming into force on 6 April 2010 will enable fathers expecting their child to be born on or after 3 April 2011 to take up to 6 months additional paternity leave provided that the mother has returned to work, thus giving parents the choice of dividing the period of paid leave[…]