The European Council and Parliament have agreed measures intended to end incentives which encourage excessive risk taking by banks, which they believe played a significant role in the global financial crisis. Some[…]
The Tribunals Service has published its Annual Statistics Report 2009-10. The report shows a significant increase in the number of claims submitted to the employment tribunals. The number of claims in 2009-10[…]
The Government has announced that it intends to start work on extending the right to flexible working to all employees this year. The proposal was a Liberal Party Manifesto commitment[…]
The Government has announced that it intends to enter into consultation to introduce a limit on the number of migrants from outside the Europe Union who can work in the[…]
The Chancellor has announced the details of the coalition Government’s ‘emergency’ Budget to deal with the £149 billion budget deficit crisis. The following measures will be relevant to employment: a review on when[…]
Tribunals Should Take a Practical Approach to Definition of Disability for Mental Impairments
LATEST NEWS Apr 18, 2011
In J v DLA Piper LLP the EAT decided that whilst there is a technical difference between “depression” and a reaction to adverse life events in practice little turns on[…]
Both the TUC and ACAS suggest that during the world cup employers try to be as flexible as possible in accommodating those who may wish to watch the world cup[…]
The scope of the protection given to those who are dismissed by their employer having made protected disclosures under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (inserted into Section 47B of[…]
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has published its full ‘Programme for Government’. The plans in relation to employment and discrimination law include proposals to phase out the default retirement age and[…]
As employment relationships become ever more complex the scope of employment protection appears to be ever more difficult to predict. This is illustrated in three recent cases dealing with agency[…]