A former Countryfile presenter is alleging sex and age discrimination against the BBC after being dropped from the rural affairs...
Employment law
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O’Neill v Buckinghamshire County Council
Facts
Ms O’Neill was a primary school teacher. The facts are convoluted, but following various... -
As the economy recovers, employers’ demand for the best talent to add value to their business becomes more fierce. To...
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The right to request flexible working is unlikely to be extended to all employees “anytime soon”, despite recent comments from...
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IT services firm Fujitsu held talks with the Unite union at Acas yesterday, in an effort to end a lengthy...
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A BBC presenter who was cut from a rural affairs programme along with other women in their forties and fifties...
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Pope attacks Equality Bill’s stand on gay and transsexual employment rights
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerThe Pope has attacked the UK’s equality legislation Ð thought to include the government’s new Equality Bill Ð ahead of...
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DLA Piper will challenge a disability discrimination claim today after being accused of withdrawing a job offer from a claimant...
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Back office cuts and pay freezes will leave employers more exposed to fraudsters as the UK moves out of recession, experts...
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Bad employee relations cited as main cause of grievances between staff and managers
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerThe number of HR chiefs who have blamed poor relations between line managers and staff as the main reason grievances...
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Flexible working rights for all staff from day one of employment under government consideration
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerThe government is considering extending flexible working to all staff from day one of employment, the work and pensions secretary...
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Employment lawyers have questioned whether fathers will take up the additional paternity leave and pay that they will be entitled...
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The debate about whether to allow all workers the right to request flexible working has erupted once again after the...
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Employers are waiting up to five months for tribunal hearing dates to be set, it has emerged. Figures obtained under...
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The government has been defeated for the third time over provisions in the Equality Bill, which the churches claim would...