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Parents-to-be begin the countdown to Shared Parental Leave

19 February 2015

13 February 2015

Commission publishes Freedom of Expression Guidance

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published new legal guidance on freedom of expression....

13 February 2015

Acas study reveals £3,000 median conciliated settlement figure

A new Acas study looked at conciliated cases closed between the beginning of January and end of March 2014...

13 February 2015

Collective redundancy consultation threshold trigger determined by unit to which employees are assigned

10 Cases to Look Out for in 2015, we highlighted the Court of Appeal’s referral to the ECJ concerning the EAT’s ruling in USDAW v...

13 February 2015

No immediate plans to incorporate anti-caste discrimination into Equality Act

Under S.9(5) of the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010) the Government must make an order to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of caste....

13 February 2015

Guidance published on ‘revenge porn’ offence

The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill creates a new criminal offence of ‘Revenge Porn’. Those found guilty, can be sentenced to up to 2 years...

13 February 2015

First vaping tribunal creates smokescreen around e-cigarette policies

The employment tribunal in Insley v Accent Catering considered a claim by a school catering assistant that she had been constructively dismissed by her employer....

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Updated prescribed persons list published for whistleblowing employees

6 February 2015

6 February 2015

Answer to Parliamentary question reveals ET fee income

The answer to a question submitted by Ian Murray MP about how many awards of remission of fees for employment tribunal proceedings had been made,...

6 February 2015

Acas and CIPD team up with stakeholders to identify five key workplace trends for 2015

To help employers, managers and HR professionals plan for the year ahead and look at how the issues of the day might affect them...

6 February 2015

BIS commission research into public attitudes towards Shared Parental Leave

BIS commissioned independent research to look at attitudes towards shared parenting, and how parents manage their childcare and work arrangements....

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Being dismissed for sending emails criticising management was a breach of freedom of expression

6 February 2015

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