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[…]
Today is International Women’s Day and so we extend our good wishes to women all over the world and recognize the invaluable contribution women make in the world. We believe[…]
The Employment Tribunal in Shah v West Yorkshire Ltd held that an employee who was sick throughout a pre-planned period of holiday was entitled to carry the untaken holiday over[…]
On Friday 12 February 2010 the Court of Appeal gave its decision in what has become known as the “BA Cross Case.” Ms Eweida an employee of BA, complained that[…]
In April the relatively straight forward process of being off sick will become more complex with the introduction of “Fit Notes.” The new Fit Notes will give doctors the option[…]
The High Court has decided in the case of Fish and Anor v Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd and Hatzistenfanis and Ors v Dresdner Kleiwort Ltd that a group of bankers were[…]
Distinction Between Ordinary (OML) and Additional Maternity Leave (AML) to be Removed August 2008
LATEST NEWS Apr 18, 2011
The draft Maternity and Parental Leave etc and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations have been published. Women whose expected week of childbirth is on or after 5 October[…]
Employees are entitled to accrue holiday pay while on sick leave and can carry that leave over into another year if they are too ill to take it.
LATEST NEWS Apr 18, 2011
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its opinion on 20 January 2009 in the conjoined cases of Stringer and Others v HMRC and Schultz-Hoff v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund on[…]
Interesting report here of our client’s victory against his employer Mid Sussex District Council http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201846/Council-worker-spied-fired-absent–But-hed-told-work-home.html
Recent figures released from the Office for National Statistics indicate that older workers, particularly women, are suffering most in redundancies. The figures indicate that the number of people employed over[…]