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LEGAL UPDATE

28 March 2008

27 March 2008

LEGAL UPDATE-Employer liable for suicide following accident at work

Employer liable for suicide following accident at work In Corr v IBC Vehicles Ltd, the House of Lords held that the employer was liable under...

27 March 2008

LEGAL UPDATE-Limited investigation sufficient where misconduct was admitted

Limited investigation sufficient where misconduct was admitted While working as head of a team at a client’s factory, Mr Jefferson had made a racist comment...

27 March 2008

LEGAL UPDATE-Classic case of how not to deal with contract change

Classic case of how not to deal with contract change In Robinson v Tescom Corporation UKEAT/0567/07, the EAT held that an employee who agreed to...

27 March 2008

LEGAL UPDATE-Joint statement on executive contracts and severance

Joint statement on executive contracts and severance The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), whose members are leading institutional...

27 March 2008

LEGAL UPDATE-Ill health is costing the country £100 billion a year

Ill health is costing the country £100 billion a year A vision of a healthier Britain was unveiled this month by Dame Carol Black as...

27 March 2008

LEGAL UPDATE-Big Brother – appearing in a workplace near you, shortly

Big Brother – appearing in a workplace near you, shortly Microsoft is developing Big Brother-style software capable of remotely monitoring a worker’s productivity, physical well-being...

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LEGAL UPDATE-National minimum wage increases for October 2008

27 March 2008

27 March 2008

LEGAL UPDATE-Oh lay member, lay member, wherefore art thou?

Oh lay member, lay member, wherefore art thou? The Government has announced that it proposes to develop a fast-track system for employment tribunals to deal...

27 March 2008

LEGAL UPDATE-Homophobic ‘banter’ was not discriminatory

Homophobic ‘banter’ was not discriminatory The EAT ruled that protection from harassment under Regulation 5 of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 does not...

27 March 2008

LEGAL UPDATE-Protected from in vitro fertilization dismissal

Protected from in vitro fertilization dismissal The ECJ ruled that women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment, who have had their ova fertilized but not yet...

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LEGAL UPDATE-Response to APL&P consultation published

27 March 2008

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