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Refusal to employ due to actions taken to support political opinion is not unlawful

16 June 2009

16 June 2009

Failure to pay tribunal award might amount to victimisation

Failure to pay tribunal award might amount to victimisation In Rank Nemo (DMS) Ltd and ors v Coutinho, the Court of Appeal held that a...

16 June 2009

No sex-based harassment, but sexual harassment did occur

No sex-based harassment, but sexual harassment did occur In Snelgrove v Menzone Barbers Ltd, a tribunal found that practical jokes which created an intimidating environment...

16 June 2009

Government consults on implementing Agency Workers Directive

Government consults on implementing Agency Workers Directive The Government has commenced a consultation exercise on transposing the EC Temporary Agency Workers Directive into domestic law....

16 June 2009

Opportunity Now Awards announced for 2009

Opportunity Now Awards announced for 2009 The Opportunity Now, ‘Global’ and ‘Advancing Women in Business’ Awards have both been won by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The awards programme...

16 June 2009

Government publishes Equality Guide on public sector duties

Government publishes Equality Guide on public sector duties The Government Equalities Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government have published a guide to...

22 May 2009

Head teacher awarded £387,779 damages for work-related stress

Head teacher awarded £387,779 damages for work-related stress In Connor v Surrey County Council, the High Court upheld a head teacher’s negligence claim and awarded...

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Employee knew employment was ended when he stopped receiving pay

22 May 2009

21 May 2009

Worker Registration Scheme extended to 2011

Worker Registration Scheme extended to 2011 The restrictions on workers who come to the UK from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the...

21 May 2009

Negotiating skills and collective conciliation key in today’s climate

Negotiating skills and collective conciliation key in today’s climate Acas has published its latest Policy Discussion Paper on the role collective conciliation and negotiating...

21 May 2009

Working time opt-out to be retained

Working time opt-out to be retained After five years of negotiations, attempts to reach agreement between Member States and the European Parliament on a revised...

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Increase to statutory redundancy pay limit announced

21 May 2009

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