In O’Reilly v British Broadcasting Corporation the London Central Employment Tribunal upheld a female TV presenter’s claim that she had suffered age discrimination when she was replaced by a younger[…]
Countryfile Presenter Dropped from Primetime Show Suffered Age Discrimination
LATEST NEWS Apr 18, 2011
In Brink’s Global Services Inc and ors v Igrox Limited the Court of Appeal held that an employer was vicariously liable for the theft of a number of silver bars[…]
Excellent article here by Richard Miskella from Lewis Silkin on the Government’s proposals to cut employment law red tape in favour of employers: http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2011/01/18/57248/legal-opinion-employers-charter-or-political-double-speak.html
From 1 October 2011 the default retirement age will be ablished. Phasing out will begin from April. The default retirement age (DRA) of 65 was introduced by the Employment Equality[…]
Are you a public sector worker facing redundancy? If so we are offering a free 45 minute consultation to those facing unemployment as a result of the Coalition Government’s savage[…]
On 1 October 2010 the Equality Act 2010 came into force. The Act is mainly a harmonising piece of legislation which brought several anti-discriminiation acts under one roof. However, there are some[…]
Human Rights Watch published an important report today exposing Tesco and other European multinationals who are failing to adhere to European and International Labout standards. Please read report below: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tescos-us-operation-accused-of-bullying-staff-2068104.html
In Gibb v Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust the Court of Appeal held that the Trust was bound by the terms of a compromise agreement it had entered into[…]
The European Council and Parliament have agreed measures intended to end incentives which encourage excessive risk taking by banks, which they believe played a significant role in the global financial crisis. Some[…]
The Tribunals Service has published its Annual Statistics Report 2009-10. The report shows a significant increase in the number of claims submitted to the employment tribunals. The number of claims in 2009-10[…]