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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McFarlane v Relate Avon Ltd, a high profile discrimination case that reached the Court of Appeal recently, was unsuccessful in getting permission to appeal against a decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal (the EAT). The appeal was made by Gary McFarlane, who was employed as a relationship counsellor by Relate Avon Ltd. He was dismissed […]
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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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The Equality Bill cleared Parliament this week, and is now law (although many parts of the Act will only come into force at a later time). Summary of the Bill The Bill harmonises most current equality legislation, while also extending existing discrimination laws, including the ‘protected characteristics’ of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil […]
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