Employment Articles

Employment Articles Date
Default Retirement Age to be phased out from April 2011 July 2010
Preservation of terms under TUPE is not a defence to equal pay claim July 2010
The Equality Act 2010 - where are we now? July 2010
Women on maternity leave do not always get "special treatment" June 2010
Delays Pending Police Investigation Do Not Make A Dismissal Unfair May 2010
Job Applications Must Be Genuine Before a Claimant Can Suffer Discrimination May 2010
Inconsistent Treatment of Misconduct Lead to Unfair Dismissal April 2010
Additional Paternity Leave receives House of Lords approval March 2010
Workers can retake annual leave in next leave year February 2010
Employee, or not employee: that is the question February 2010 
New ‘fit notes' to replace ‘sick notes' from 6 April 2010 February 2010
Conflict of rights December 2009
Whistleblowing - Allegations v Facts November 2009
Chamois Contracts! October 2009
Increase in statutory redundancy rate and national minimum wage September 2009
Commencement of Collective Consultation September 2009
Six months of maternity leave to be transferable to father

September 2009

Reclassifying holiday as sick leave September 2009
Legal Representations at Disciplinary Hearings  July 2009

Disability Discrimination Threshold Lowered

July 2009
First Corporate Manslaughter case to be heard May 2009
The use of 'Length of Service' in a redundancy matrix May 2009
New National Minimum Wage Rates May 2009
The Modified Grievance Procedure May 2009
Equality For All April 2009
Statutory Dismissal Procedures - Step 1 Dismissal letters  February 2009
New Compensation Limits December 2008
Contractual arrangements on Holiday dates overrides the Statutory Rules September 2008

Will People over 65 Have their Heyday

September 2008
Every Second Counts! July 2008
Statutory Duty and Vicarious Liabilty June 2008
Draft Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance May 2008
Corporate Manslaughter Act April 2008
Long Term Sick Leave and Holiday Pay February 2008
Disability Discrimination February 2008
Suicide - An Employers Liability February 2008
Policing the Corporate Border - the job of HR? January 2008
SDDPs: One Step Forward for Employers?
December 2007
Protecting Confidential Information October 2007
Conceiving the Inconceivable - IVF and Employment Law
November 2007
C.V Fact or Fiction? You Decide! October 2007
When your Facebook does not fit
September 2007
Employee Blogs Continued
June 2007
Where There's Smoke June 2007
Protection from Harassment November 2006
Sexual Orientation and Religious Belief Discrimination September 2006
Lifting the Without Predudice Veil October 2006
Maternity & Adoption Leave August 2006
Fixed Term Contracts July 2006
Failure to Provide a Written Statement of Employment Particulars June 2006
Family Friendly Proposals October 2005
Data Protection Code July 2005
Draft Age Discrimination Regulations July 2005
Working Time Opt Out July 2005
Constructive Dismissal Not Necessarily Linked to Breach of a Statutory Right April 2005
New Legislation In Force Today April 2005
Statutory Maternity Pay and Protection of Pensions April 2005
DTI Publishes Draft TUPE Regulations February 2005
Pregnancy Discrimination February 2005
Rolled Up Holiday Pay February 2005
Information and Consultation Regulations January 2005
Pay Consequences For Employees Refusing To Opt Out of Working Time October 2004
Unfair Dismissal: Awards for Injury to Feelings February 2004
Lennon V Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis February 2004
Consulting with Employees November 2003
Hazardous Substances in the Workplace November 2003
Sexual Discrimination - Equal Pay September 2003
Disability Discrimination Law Update April 2003