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UK: Surrogacy: no EU right to paid leave for commissioning mother
For the time being, employers are not required to provide paid leave rights to mothers who have a child using a surrogate, in contrast with those who …
UK: New publications - subject access requests, tribunal claim statistics, age discrimination in provision of services
The Information Commissioner's Office has updated its Code of Practice on handling subject access requests, available here. The Ministry of Justice …
UK: National minimum wage - updated enforcement policy and new rates
BIS has published its updated policy on enforcement of the national minimum wage, which includes the revised scheme for naming and shaming employers …
UK: Changes to employment law in force 6 April 2014
Employers should bear in mind the following changes which apply from 6 April 2014 (click on the links for summaries of the changes in previous …
UK: TUPE/collective redundancies - calculation of protective award for breach of consultation duties
A recent EAT ruling has clarified that a tribunal should start with the maximum potential award of 90 days' pay per affected employee for breach of …
UK: Evidence at employment tribunals - covert recordings admissible
Employers should ensure managers holding or attending disciplinary or grievance hearings with an employee are aware of the risk of making inappropriate …
UK: Family-friendly leave and flexible work - policies will need updating to reflect new rights
Employers will need to update their flexible work and family-related leave policies over the next few months, following the Children and Families Act …
UK: Same-sex marriage - implications for employers with occupational pension schemes
Employers with occupational pension schemes may need to consider amendments to scheme rules in light of the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act 2013, key …
UK: TUPE - Court of Appeal upholds ruling that harmonisation dismissals unfair
The Court of Appeal has upheld the EAT's ruling that dismissing employees who refused to accept harmonised employment terms following a TUPE transfer …
UK: Disciplinaries - use of external consultants
Employers faced with disciplining a senior employee, or those with small workforces, may wish to use an external adviser for part of the disciplinary …
UK: Contracts - need for clear drafting on summary dismissal and flexi-hours
Two recent cases have highlighted the importance of clear drafting in employment contracts. In Robert Bates Wrekin Landscapes v Knight the contract …
UK: Disability - time limit for reasonable adjustment claim may be affected by employer's commitment to review decision
An EAT has ruled that, as the duty to make a reasonable adjustment for a disabled employee is a continuing duty, a failure to comply with that duty was a …
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