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LEGAL UPDATE – Union busters not welcome in the UK says TUC

21 February 2008

21 February 2008

LEGAL UPDATE – Acas to get £37 million as part of employment relations shake-up

Acas to get £37 million as part of employment relations shake-up Acas, whose aim is to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations,...

21 February 2008

LEGAL UPDATE – Court of Appeal confirms that contract triumphs over status

Court of Appeal confirms that contract triumphs over status In James v London Borough of Greenwich [2008] EWCA Civ 35, the Court of Appeal upheld...

18 February 2008

LEGAL UPDATE – Ending discrimination against agency workers

Ending discrimination against agency workers Following a meeting of aides to the Prime Minister with the 15 MPs backing a private member’s bill to protect...

18 February 2008

LEGAL UPDATE – Employment Retention Bill introduced

Employment Retention Bill introduced John Robertson (Lab, Glasgow North West) has introduced a ten minute rule Bill on employment retention requiring that an assessment be...

15 February 2008

LEGAL UPDATE – Which? highlights discriminatory recruitment

Which? highlights discriminatory recruitment Many employers are still asking discriminatory questions on application forms and in job interviews, according to the consumer group Which?, during...

15 February 2008

LEGAL UPDATE – Stonewall publishes Workplace Equality Index

Stonewall publishes Workplace Equality Index Stonewall has published its annual Workplace Equality Index, showcasing the UK’s top 100 employers for gay people. Many of the...

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LEGAL UPDATE – Ford settles race claim for $1.6 million

15 February 2008

15 February 2008

LEGAL UPDATE – Discrimination by association comes a step closer

Discrimination by association comes a step closer Sharon Coleman, the mother of a disabled child, took a step closer to securing a ruling in the...

15 February 2008

LEGAL UPDATE – EHRC calls for Equal Pay Act to be scrapped

EHRC calls for Equal Pay Act to be scrapped Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has warned that the almost 40...

15 February 2008

LEGAL UPDATE – Ferguson v Anglia Water Services Ltd

Ferguson v Anglia Water Services Ltd An employment tribunal held that age was not a factor in an internal selection process as the employer had...

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LEGAL UPDATE – £47k compensation paid to gay man

15 February 2008

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