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Agency Workers Directive scheduled for 2009 Parliamentary session

17 April 2009

17 April 2009

EHRC to investigate discrimination in financial services and construction

EHRC to investigate discrimination in financial services and construction The Equality and Human Rights Commission (ECHR) has announced formal inquiries into the financial services and...

17 April 2009

Lloyds TSB tops Stonewall’s 2009 list of gay-friendly employers

Lloyds TSB tops Stonewall’s 2009 list of gay-friendly employers Stonewall has just published its Top 100 Employers 2009, showcasing Britain’s best employers for gay staff....

17 April 2009

Merrill Lynch to pay $1.55 million for discrimination against Iranian Muslim

Merrill Lynch to pay $1.55 million for discrimination against Iranian Muslim The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Merrill Lynch, the international...

17 April 2009

Job advert was at best unfortunate and at worst inept

Job advert was at best unfortunate and at worst inept In Montgomery v Sellar Property Group, an employment tribunal found that, despite the wording of...

17 April 2009

A request for an adjustment creates no requirement to make it

A request for an adjustment creates no requirement to make it In HM Land Registry v Wakefield, Mr Wakefield applied for promotion to a more...

17 April 2009

Registrar refusing to conduct civil partnerships suffered no discrimination

Registrar refusing to conduct civil partnerships suffered no discrimination Ms Ladele is a practising Christian. She worked as a Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages...

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Unsuccessful job applicant wins right to see all applications

17 April 2009

17 April 2009

Commission considers 48-hour working week opt-out should stay

Commission considers 48-hour working week opt-out should stay The European Commission has delivered an opinion rejecting the European Parliament’s proposal to scrap the opt-out from...

17 April 2009

Calls for redundancy payments to increase

Calls for redundancy payments to increase With the recession biting-hard and more and more job losses being announced, pressure is mounting on the Government to...

17 April 2009

Loss of final salary pension rights continued beyond loss of earnings

Loss of final salary pension rights continued beyond loss of earnings In Roberts v Aegon UK Corporate Services Ltd, the EAT upheld a tribunal’s decision...

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Recession drives City trader challenge bonus in tribunal

17 April 2009

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