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Top 20 list of employers for working families published

24 August 2009

24 August 2009

Work aspirations influenced by stereotyping

Work aspirations influenced by stereotyping A new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found that careers advice, the choice of subjects to...

24 August 2009

Race for Opportunity announces winners in workplace race equality index

Race for Opportunity announces winners in workplace race equality index BT is the most race-friendly organisation to work for according to Race for Opportunity’s annual...

24 August 2009

New framework for monitoring equality and human rights

New framework for monitoring equality and human rights A new framework for assessing the state of equality and human rights in the UK has been...

17 August 2009

£6.5m compensation awarded in descrimination cases

£6.5m compensation awarded in descrimination cases The Equal Opportunities Review (EOR) have published the results of a survey of all tribunal awards made in discrimination...

27 July 2009

A "worker" under the WTR cannot have an unfettered right of substitution

A “worker” under the WTR cannot have an unfettered right of substitution Mr MacGettigan’s contract with Archer-Hoblin stated that he was a “self-employed sub-contractor”. The...

27 July 2009

Dismissal by post is normally effected when the employee reads the letter

Dismissal by post is normally effected when the employee reads the letter In Gisda Cyf v Barratt, the Court of Appeal held that where a...

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Consultation on regulating use of ‘damages based agreements’

27 July 2009

27 July 2009

Interests of justice can override confidentiality in mediation proceedings

Interests of justice can override confidentiality in mediation proceedings The Civil Mediation Council has published a guidance note concerning confidentiality in mediation proceedings following a...

27 July 2009

Additions made to list of spent convictions that must be disclosed

Additions made to list of spent convictions that must be disclosed The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2009, makes...

27 July 2009

Absence levels decline to 7.4 days per employee per year

Absence levels decline to 7.4 days per employee per year The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s annual Absence Management Survey has revealed a sharp...

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Extended paternity and maternity rights put on hold

16 June 2009

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