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[…]
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2011 SI 2011/3006 has been published. The Order will increase the limits on certain employment tribunal awards and other amounts payable under employment[…]
The Government Equalities Office has announced the creation of a new Equality Advisory and Support Service to provide support to vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals facing discrimination. The service will provide[…]
What is the test for determining whether a domestic worker treated as a family member is ineligible for the National Minimum Wage? The test is to be approached holistically, there[…]
In Dunn v Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management the EAT has held that the protection from discrimination of married persons under S.3 of the Sex Discrimination Act includes protection[…]