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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 UK Border Agency had to turn hundreds of people away from their appointments at the Croydon Public Enquiry Office (PEO) at the start of May, after the foreign national identify card computer system crashed. The system records those legally living in the UK meaning some applicants attending a premium service appointment were unable to provide their biometric information (fingerprints and facia
Blog Article | Last updated: 15/05/2012 17:36:00
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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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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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The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 ("the Regulations") came into force on 1st October 2006, making it unlawful to discriminate against current, prospective and former employees or workers on grounds of age. The Regulations were repealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010 ("the EqA"), which governs acts of age discrimination committed on or after the 1 October 2010.
Under the transitional arrangements the EqA will also apply to continuing acts of discrimination that started before, and carried on after, 1 October 2010. Tribunal claims in relation to discriminatory acts that took place wholly before 1 October 2010 will still be governed by the Regulations.
Age is one of nine protected characteristics covered by the EqA that has consolidated and harmonised the legislation on disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation also. As a consequence, although most of the provisions set out in the Regulations are replicated by the EqA, and are written in broadly similar terms, the EqA also makes a number of changes and has introduced some new provisions that strengthen the law.
Discrimination HR Resources | Last updated: 30/04/2012 12:43:00
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Generally, after all documents have been disclosed and before the full hearing, both parties will be required to prepare and exchange witness statements. (This is the case in England and Wales; Scottish Tribunals do not require witness statements to
Termination HR Resources | Last updated: 30/04/2012 11:58:00
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From 6 April 2011, the statutory default retirement age of 65 was abolished. Consequently, any retirement dismissal taking place on or after 6 April 2011 (and not falling within the transitional provisions below) will constitute direct age discrimination, unless retirement at that age can be objectively justified.
Moreover, retirement is no longer a fair statutory reason for dismissal, meaning employers will have to show that the dismissal of an older worker is for one of the five potentially fair reasons for dismissal and that a fair dismissal procedure was followed.
Termination HR Resources | Last updated: 30/04/2012 11:14:00
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In the case of Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police both the EAT and the Court of Appeal rejected the claim of indirect age discrimination. Mr Homer held a role working for the Police National Legal Database. A new grading structure was introduced, which required employees to hold a law degree to reach the highest grade. In order to get a law degree, Mr Homer would have needed to s
Blog Article | Last updated: 26/04/2012 12:51:00
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ACAS, in collaboration with the NHS' Mindful Employer initiative, has published a training package and guidance for employers aimed at promoting postive mental health in the workplace.
Promoting positive mental health at work has been designed to work with employers to:
Challenge stigmas
Concentrate on feesible steps an employer can make to help
Listen with empathy and cultivate solutions
Blog Article | Last updated: 20/04/2012 11:34:00
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