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Employment tribunal claims up by 56 Per Cent

21 July 2010

20 July 2010

On call payments not applicable during pregnancy suspension

On call payments not applicable during pregnancy suspension In Gassmayr v Bundesministerin für Wissenschaft und Forschung, the ECJ held that Member States can legitimately withhold...

20 July 2010

Cap on contractual redundancy pay was justifiable

Cap on contractual redundancy pay was justifiable In Kraft Foods UK Ltd v Hastie, the EAT ruled that placing a cap on a contractual redundancy...

20 July 2010

Putting up with offensive conduct does not make it welcome

Putting up with offensive conduct does not make it welcome In Munchkins Restaurant Ltd v Karmazyn and ors, the EAT held that although four women...

20 July 2010

Consultation commences on equality forms

Consultation commences on equality forms The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has started a consultation exercise on the new streamlined equality forms and guidance which are...

20 July 2010

36 per cent increase in age discrimination claims

36% increase in age discrimination claims The Tribunals Service has published its Annual Statistics Report for 2009/2010 which shows a substantial increase in employment tribunal...

20 July 2010

Equality Act employment provisions in force from October

Equality Act employment provisions in force from October The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has ended recent speculation about the implementation of the Equality Act 2010,...

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Downloading CCTV images of colleague breached confidentiality

23 June 2010

23 June 2010

Flexible working high on everyone’s agenda

Flexible working high on everyone’s agenda The Coalition Government has re-confirmed its commitment to extending the right to request flexible working to all employees,...

23 June 2010

Damages claim for loss of professional status not precluded

Damages claim for loss of professional status not precluded In Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust the Court of Appeal held that...

23 June 2010

PM announces review of health and safety laws

PM announces review of health and safety laws David Cameron has announced the appointment of the Right Honourable Lord Young of Graffham as Adviser...

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Vetting and Barring Scheme registration halted

23 June 2010

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