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
The Tribunals Service, an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Justice, published its first annual statistics recently; this included the latest employment tribunal statistics, showing a rise in claims for most jurisdictions. In real terms (claims figures can be distorted by multiple claims, particularly when these are in the thousands. The single cases measure is more […]
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Post created on: July 24th, 2010
Theresa May, Equalities Minister, has confirmed the government will press ahead with the implementation of the Equality Act from October. There had been some recent speculation in employment law circles that the legislation would not follow the original timetable set-out by the last Labour government. This was fuelled by a discovery that references to implementation […]
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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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The CBI today unveiled a package of measures that it suggests will ensure Britain’s labour market is best placed to sustain businesses and jobs during the recovery. The proposals include embracing more flexible working, blocking regulations that will cost jobs and changing industrial relations legislation. In the new report, Making Britain the Place to Work, the […]
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