In response to a steady flow of scandals and allegations of ‘gagging’ across the public and private sectors, the Whistleblowing Commission yesterday published its long-awaited report, which carried out an in-depth review of whistleblowing policies and practices. The Commission, set up by the charity Public Concern at Work, has recommended 25 measures to tackle what[…]
In an important victory for employees the European Court of Justice has held that a legal expense insurer cannot insist that the insured use its panel lawyers. In the case of Sneller -v- DAS, an important case strengthening an employee’s position in dealing with insurers the Claimant held legal insurance with DAS. The insurance contract[…]
The Ministry of Justice has published ‘provisional management information’ showing employment tribunals’ receipts up to September 2013 – after the introduction of employment tribunal fees on 29 July 2013. The annual Employment Tribunals and EAT statistics for April to March 2012/13 have also been published as part of the quarterly (April to June 2013) statistics[…]
Pregnancy discrimination probe The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is to launch a £1m investigation into the discrimination faced by pregnant women and its impact on families and the economy. More than 9,000 pregnancy discrimination claims have been brought against UK employers since 2007 and there is evidence that the recession has made discrimination[…]