The Government has announced that it will proceed with plans to require employers who lose equal pay claims before an employment tribunal to undertake and publish equal pay audits. The[…]
The Government has announced the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) remit for its 2013 Report. The LPC will continue to monitor, evaluate and review the national minimum wage (NMW) and its[…]
Disregarding length of service with different company was not age discrimination
LATEST NEWS Jun 08, 2012
In a recent case Tyrolean Airways Tiroler Luftfahrt GmbH v Betriebsrat Bord the European Court of Justice has held that an employer’s refusal to take into account service with other[…]
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill – which makes provision for numerous employment law reforms including mandatory pre-claim Acas conciliation, resolving more claims without a hearing and financial penalties for[…]
The Government has announced a raft of changes to the Equality Act 2010 (EqA) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The Equality Act amendments follow examination of the[…]
The CIPD reported in a survey of employers this month that more than half of companies have used compromise agreements in the past two years as a means of resolving[…]
Disclosure of employment information to unsuccessful job applicant not required by EU law
LATEST NEWS Apr 20, 2012
In Meister v Speech Design Carrier Systems GmbH, the European Court of Justice has held that EU law does not require an employer facing a discrimination claim from an unsuccessful[…]
A range of employment law reforms come into force in April 2012. Perhaps the most important of the Government’s employment law reforms, the increase in the unfair dismissal qualifying period,[…]
Everyone is working together to make the Olympic and Paralympic Games a great success, but there are some real issues employers need to start thinking about now. Your employees will[…]
1 February new tribunal award limits come into force 6 March consultation closes on fees in tribunals and the EAT April expected that qualifying period for unfair dismissal will increase[…]