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SRA wants minimum wage for trainees
Last Updated: 16/05/2012 21:54:39
The SRA have opted for legal minimum of the legal national minimum wage of £6.08 per hour for trainee solicitors putting them on a par with shelf stackers and toilet cleaners.
Government warns against its own employment reform proposal
Last Updated: 15/05/2012 09:22:16
The Department for Business Inovation and Skills has produced a report which suggests that Government plans for 'compensated no fault dismissal' may be detrimental to the economy.
Employment Appeals Tribunal orders Clydes must face whistleblowing case
Last Updated: 14/05/2012 21:18:01
Bates van Winkelhof an equity partner, the day after she reported the alleged wrongdoing to money-laundering officers, was dismissed by AKO Law and Clydes. Judge Peter Clark brushed aside juristictional objections and referred to the Employment Tribunal for a full hearing.
Supreme Court backs Homer in Important age discrimination judgment
Last Updated: 25/04/2012 11:27:12
HR Departments may scramble to alter their policies on promotion in light of this judgment. This case concerns the scope of indirect discrimination on the ground of age. It was heard alongside the case of Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes [2012] UKSC 16 which concerned the scope for justification of direct discrimination on the ground of age. The Supreme Court has agreed with arguments on behalf of Mr Homer The question was whether it was reasonably necessary to demand that candidates should posess a law degree in order to achieve the legitimate aims of the scheme to deny the benefit of promotion to people in his position.
British Safety Council’s manifesto for safer and healthier workplaces launched at House of Commons
Last Updated: 25/04/2012 08:55:12
Health and safety generates polarised views. Some see health and safety regulation as key to preventing injury and ill health; others see it as a burden on business, driving risk aversion and undermining our collective sense of responsibility. Over the past year health and safety regulation has been under scrutiny from the government and the press have frequently highlighted misapplication of these regulations.
Could employers in the UK demand your Fbook password
Last Updated: 17/04/2012 16:15:24
In a complete violation of rights, employers have recently been asking candidates during interviews to provide their login information for social media accounts like Facebook and Twitter.
Law Society lobbying wins over Government on compromise agreements
Last Updated: 11/04/2012 16:11:00
The government has responded to lobbying by the Law Society and agreed to amend the Equality Act to make it clear that employment lawyers can be ‘independent advisers’ for the purposes of compromise agreements involving discrimination.
What employers need to know about the changes to employment law
Last Updated: 05/04/2012 16:15:48
April sees a number of changes to employment law coming into force in the UK. Here, Leon Deakin, employment associate at Thomas Eggar LLP sifts through the Coalition Government’s rhetoric to provide a digestible summary of the Top 5 changes coming into force this April and exactly what they mean for employers.
New case law: How do you inform an employee of their right not to retire?
Last Updated: 03/04/2012 09:48:01
Under the now defunct Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, an employer had to follow a prescribed procedure if he planned to retire the employee, new case law in the form of, R&R Plant (Peterborough) Ltd v Bailey tells us how much the employer has to say under the old rules.
Oldest Law Centre may close after funding cuts
Last Updated: 02/04/2012 09:39:31
According to reports one of the UK's oldest Law Centres sits on the edge of a funding abyss
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