As previously confirmed by the Government, the default retirement age is set to be phased out from 6 April and scrapped (unless this can be objectively justified) from 1 October 2011. The change is expected to be confirmed later today in a written ministerial answer from Employment Minister, Ed Davey, and will not require further [...]
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Post created on: January 13th, 2011
PC Simon Harwood, the Pc who struck Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests on 1 April 2009, will face gross misconduct disciplinary charges, the Metropolitan Police have announced. While disciplinary procedures should normally be taken promptly after an alleged incident has been identified, the Employment Appeals Tribunal – in the case of Secretary of State [...]
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Post created on: July 27th, 2010
While George Osborne, the Chancellor, said in his budget speech that “we will consult on whether to phase out the default retirement age”, Treasury documents (the Budget Red Book – paragraph 1.109) states that “To ensure that those who wish to work beyond 65 are able to, the Government will consult shortly on how it will [...]
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Post created on: June 23rd, 2010
In a judgement delivered this week, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a contractual right to change terms & conditions does not require the consent of employees where this is provided for in a staff handbook. In the case of Ms D Bateman and others v Asda Stores Ltd, the EAT ruled that [...]
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Post created on: February 19th, 2010
