Two important reports have recently been published that indicate a large increase in the number of Employment Tribunal claims over the course of the last year.
The annual reports published by ACAS and the Tribunals Service show that the number of employment tribunal cases shot up from 105,177 last year to 151,249 this year, an increase [...]
Posted: August 12th, 2008 under Employment/HR.
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The recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision of Coleman -v- Attridge Law has been widely reported as winning significant new rights for carers. However the situation may not be as clear as that.
The case
Ms Coleman claimed ‘discrimination by association’ in that she alleged that she had suffered less favourable treatment and harassment as a [...]
Posted: July 24th, 2008 under Employment/HR.
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Legal advice privilege is a long standing rule that protects certain confidential communications between a client and professional legal adviser. Recent years have seen an increase in the number of non-solicitor organisations (often labelled as ‘Employment Consultants’) providing legal advice to both employers and employees.
However a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling has confirmed that such [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2008 under Employment/HR.
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A recent House of Lords decision (Lewisham -v- Malcolm) has called into question the interpretation of key provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act. Although the case related to the provision of housing accommodation for disabled people, it has the potential to significantly reduce the risk of an employer being liable for discrimination of a disabled [...]
[click here read more]Posted: July 10th, 2008 under Employment/HR.
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With the news today that Persimmon, the York-based house builder, has announced further redundancies, taking their total redundancies this year to 1,100 out of a total workforce of 5,000, the outlook is gloomy for employers.
However, making the public announcement is only one aspect of the story. Any employer making large scale redundancies must ensure that [...]
Posted: July 8th, 2008 under Employment/HR.
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