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UK: Discrimination - Equality Act does prohibit post-employment victimisation
Following two conflicting EAT decisions last year (see here), the Court of Appeal has now ruled that the Equality Act should be read as prohibiting …
UK: Tribunal fees - judicial review application; recoupment of fees from losing employer
Unison's challenge to the introduction of tribunal fees has been dismissed by the High Court, in large part because it was brought too early before …
UK: Implementation dates - flexible work and shared parental leave, employer penalties, rehabilitation periods, abolition of statutory sick pay recoupment
According to a BIS Press Office tweet, the proposed extension to the right to request flexible working to all employees with six months' employment …
UK: Tribunals - new compensation limits from April 2014
From 6 April 2014, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award will increase from £74,200 to £76,574 and the cap on weekly pay (used to calculate …
UK: Early conciliation - details and implementation date confirmed
Commencement orders have confirmed that the mandatory period for Acas early conciliation of potential tribunal claims will apply to claims lodged from 6 …
UK: Women on Boards: Voluntary Code for Executive Search Firms – March 2014 Review
In a review of the Voluntary Code of Conduct for Executive Search firms, published on 4 March 2014, Charlotte Sweeney considers whether the Code …
UK: New publications - new TUPE, informal discrimination questionnaires, breastfeeding
Changes to TUPE came into force on 31 January 2014 and are summarised in our blog here. The Government has issued amended guidance on TUPE to …
UK: New legislative proposals - zero hours, minimum wage, statutory benefits
BIS has published a consultation on zero hours contracts, ending on 13 March 2014. The consultation discusses possible approaches to concerns …
UK: Flexible work - delay to extension of rights; Acas code and guide
The extension of the right to request flexible working to all employees with six months' employment, and the replacement of the current statutory …
UK: Discrimination - jurisdiction where British national works overseas
The EAT has ruled for a second time that the principle that UK laws which are derived from EU law (such as discrimination law) must be construed as …
UK: Agency workers - meaning of "temporary"
Workers supplied by an agency on an open-ended basis, rather than for a fixed term, are not covered by the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 as these apply …
UK: Collective redundancy obligations - Woolworths case referred to ECJ
The Court of Appeal has decided to refer to the European Court of Justice the case of USDAW v Woolworths on the trigger for collective redundancy …
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