The first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act is under way. What are the implications? David Leckie explains.
Employment law
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Further details of the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) plans to curb and control no-win no-fee arrangements in employment tribunal claims...
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Penna has categorically denied it told Barkers to make at least 60 staff redundant just days before it purchased the...
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‘No-win, no-fee’ solicitors that represent employees in tribunal cases may be regulated, if proposals in a new consultation paper go...
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Bristol City Council looks set to be the latest local authority to cut jobs to meet a funding shortfall.Council officials...
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Virgin Atlantic will cut about 600 jobs, close to 8% of the workforce, as demand for flights plummet.The UK long-haul...
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The government has proposed a new law to protect people who experience discrimination because of a combination of two characteristics,...
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Flexible working provision is on the increase, according to recent research by Personnel Today’s sister publication IRS Employment Review. The...
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More than seven in 10 jobs created under the Labour government have been taken by foreign workers, according to a...
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Cost-saving discussions involving redundancies and a pay freeze are set to resume today between British Airways (BA) and the Unite...
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Thousands of bogus job applications have been sent out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to test whether employers...
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Unemployment in the 16 countries using the euro increased in April to its highest level in nearly 10 years, official...
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The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to clamp down on 'no-win, no-fee' lawyers. These damages-based actions, known as 'contingency fee agreements' , are most common in Employment Tribunal proceedings, and have been held partly responsible for the huge rise in equal pay claims being brought to tribunal. But is the clampdown necessary? And will it make any real difference?
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Those seeking to rely on length of service as a redundancy selection criterion can take comfort from this decision
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Failure to pay discrimination award gives rise to victiisation claim