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‘Elder’ fire-fighters and dentists lose age discrimination claims

25 January 2010

25 January 2010

Right to fair trial not breached when adjournment during Ramadan refused

Right to fair trial not breached when adjournment during Ramadan refused In Khan v Vignette Europe Ltd the EAT held that a tribunal’s decision not...

25 January 2010

Draft Equality Bill Codes of Practice published

Draft Equality Bill Codes of Practice published The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued consultation questionnaires to invited legal specialists on two revised...

25 January 2010

HMRC publish new parental and SSP standard pay rates

HMRC publish new parental and SSP standard pay rates HM Revenue and Customs have published the likely new standard rates for Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory...

13 January 2010

Number of older workers planning to work beyond retirement age nearly doubles

Number of older workers planning to work beyond retirement age nearly doubles The proportion of older workers planning to work beyond the state pension age...

22 December 2009

Award was just right – ‘Like baby bear’s porridge’

Award was just right – “Like baby bear’s porridge” In Cable Realisations Ltd v (1) GMB Northern (2) AEI Cables Ltd, the EAT held...

22 December 2009

Dismissal was clearly within the range of reasonable responses

Dismissal was clearly within the range of reasonable responses In Austin v Tesco Stores Ltd, the EAT held that the investigation carried out by...

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Regulations prohibiting blacklists to come into force in 2010

22 December 2009

22 December 2009

Tribunals trial ‘night shifts’ to reduce ‘day shift’ congestion

Tribunals trial ‘night shifts’ to reduce ‘day shift’ congestion Two employment tribunal hearing centres have started a six month pilot scheme which will see...

22 December 2009

Guidance on promoting mental wellbeing at work

Guidance on promoting mental wellbeing at work The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published “Promoting mental wellbeing through productive and healthy...

22 December 2009

Financial Ombudsman Service toughens stance on unemployment insurance

Financial Ombudsman Service toughens stance on unemployment insurance The recent case of Miss J indicates that the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) looks to be...

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Tough new sanctions proposed for breaches of data protection law`

22 December 2009

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