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Quick reference guide to upcoming key employment law cases and legislation.
Other HR Resources | Last updated: 17/05/2012 16:53:00
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In her Speech delivered at the opening of Parliament last week, the Queen announced Bills to be introduced in the next session of Parliament up to Spring 2013.
Of interest are the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, the Children and Families Bill and the Crime and Courts Bill.
The scope of further reforms which are set out in a number of Bills include:
Overhaul of the Tribunal system.
Blog Article | Last updated: 16/05/2012 15:07:00
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The British Airport Authority's (BAA) announcement that in April the UK Border Force failed to meet its target at Heathrow Airport for processing passengers from outside the European Economic Area though immigration.
The target for the Border Force is to process non-EAA nationals in less than 45 minutes for 95% of the time. The worst terminal was Terminal 5 which missed its target 23 out of 3
Blog Article | Last updated: 15/05/2012 17:37:00
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has today published results from the Apprentice Learner Survey.
Key findings from apprentices include:
89% satisfaction
32% had received a promotion; and
Of those in work, 75% had taken on more responsibility
Key findings amongst employers include:
88% of employers were satisfied with the relevance of the training
47% had re
Blog Article | Last updated: 15/05/2012 17:12:00
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The case of Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes illustrated that the test for justifying direct age discrimination is different and narrower than the general test for justifying indirect discrimination.
In this case a partner from the Respondent firm of solicitors was forced to retire at the age of 65. It was found that the compulsory retirement age contained in the firm's deed of partnership wa
Blog Article | Last updated: 15/05/2012 14:23:00
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Boris Johnson, in an article in The Telegraph this week suggests that immigration improves the UK labour market using the unusual analogy of English national football only as Boris Johnson could: What football teaches us about creating a thriving jobs market.
He draws a parallel between the international footballers who come from abroad to play in the Premier League elevating the English game an
Blog Article | Last updated: 10/05/2012 15:35:00
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In the case of Konczac v BAE Systems (Operations) Limited, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) had to decide whether the Claimant's loss was terminated by her refusal to accept a settlement offer of £75,000.
In this case, the Claimant brought claims against her ex-employer for unfair dismissal, disability discrimination and sex discrimination in the Employment Tribunal (ET). The Claimant was s
Blog Article | Last updated: 10/05/2012 09:40:00
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Pensions, parental leave and tribunal reform featured in the Queen's Speech today:
She announced the Government will move forward on the reform of state and public sector pensions, which will take a step forward to a more generous state pension and won't penalise people for saving
Proposals are to be made to allow both parents to share parenting responsibilities by making parental leave more
Blog Article | Last updated: 09/05/2012 16:23:00
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The UKBA is facing fresh challenges to its handling of queues at Heathrow airport after it took up to three hours for travellers to clear passport control this weekend.
Former head of Border Force, Brodie Clark blames the full passport checks introduced by Home Secretary Theresa May last year for the increasing queues. The Union representing UKBA staff blames the publicsector cuts which is resul
Blog Article | Last updated: 09/05/2012 09:55:00
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In the case of Warby v Wunda Group plc, Mrs Warby worked as a sales consultant for Wunda Group plc. A dispute arose between Mrs Warby and her manager, Mr Pugh. There was conflict as to what had been agreed to be her basic salary. Each party accused each other of lying. Mrs Warby stated that her wages had been changed because she was pregnant. Mr Pugh denied this, and then was prompted to ask
Blog Article | Last updated: 04/05/2012 13:43:00
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