The nation’s foremost expert on employment law, Lord Justice Mummery, a Court of Appeal Judge, has encouraged any new government to halt the “torrent” of legislation, while also observing that “the law is best kept as far away as possible; you’re best off having nothing to do with it”. Small employers will be very aware […]
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Post created on: May 4th, 2010
Sharon Shoesmith, former head of children’s services at Haringey Council, has lost her latest case against her dismissal. The result of a judicial review of her dismissal has concluded that the dismissal was lawful. Her lawyers had claimed she had been made a scapegoat after the death of ‘Baby P’ – Peter Connelly. Ms Shoesmith’s […]
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The Equality Bill had its third reading in the House of Lords today, and is now expected to be followed by approval of the Lord’s amendments in the House of Commons, and finally Royal Assent – which will make the Bill an Act of Parliament. The new Act will harmonise many of the current discrimination […]
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Post created on: March 23rd, 2010
The new “Fitness for Work” forms are due to be introduced in less than three weeks, but the results of a survey published by Aviva Health suggests there is still ignorance about these from most employers & employees, and among those aware of the changes, many don’t think these will help. Among the 500 employers […]
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Post created on: March 19th, 2010
Figures released this week by Acas have revealed that the number of businesses and employees trying to avoid employment tribunal claims has risen in recent months. The volume of calls every month to the Acas helpline referred to the early conciliation service – pre-claim conciliation (PCC) have almost doubled since September 2009. The free service […]
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