Thousands of new equal pay claims could be lodged against local authorities and the NHS in addition to those already...
Employment law
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Pressure on the government to scrap anti-union laws is set to intensify following the publication of the draft agenda for...
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As the Equalities Bill starts its long ride through Parliament to become law, a study has found that currently most...
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The wave of employment legislation announced this summer could be counter-productive, a senior HR figure has warned.
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London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm (plus ramifications of Coleman v Attridge Law)A long-standing authority on how to decide claims for...
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Be wary of informal grievance complaints as tribunals may see fit to consider themStatutory grievance procedures continue to plague employers....
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Q My company regularly tenders for, and wins, government construction contracts. I’ve read that the government intends to make it...
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French president Nicolas Sarkozy has successfully abolished the country’s controversial 35-hour working week limit.
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Tempers can flare in the workplace, occasionally prompting employees to take hasty action, which they may later regret. So what...
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Employment Tribunal Service reports 30% rise in claims and increase in multiple claims clogging the system
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe number of employment tribunal claims rose by one-third last year, according to the Tribunals Service’s annual report.A total of...
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The economy is undergoing a period of near-unprecedented change. There’s been a definite shift in mood from caution to pessimism,...
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London mayor Boris Johnson has ruled out the use of positive discrimination to increase the number of black and minority...
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Millions of workers could claim unlimited discrimination damages from their employers because of their association with people covered by equality...
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The recent employment tribunal decision in Lillian Ladele v London Borough of Islington has been the subject of much media...
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Employers want to stay on the right side of disability discrimination laws even if they think an employee may be...