Religious discrimination: landmark decision in the case of Eweida & others v. UK *

United Kingdom - January 17 2013
After seven years of court action and numerous appeals, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that British Airways check-in operator…

Co-authors: Gilla Harris, Richard Nicolle, Pauline McArdle.

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UK: new proposals to 'streamline' employment law *

United Kingdom - September 14 2012
Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has announced plans to streamline employment law intending to give firms more flexibility and confidence in managing their workforce and reducing employment law red tape.

Co-authors: Gilla Harris, Richard Nicolle, Pauline McArdle.

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Statutory holiday while on sick leave: use it or lose it? *

United Kingdom - August 1 2012
In NHS Leeds v. Larner the Court of Appeal has provided useful guidance for employers about whether workers who have been absent on long-term sick leave are able to carry over their unused annual leave entitlement.

Co-authors: Gilla Harris, Richard Nicolle, Pauline McArdle.

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SNR Denton v. Kirwan *

United Kingdom - July 19 2012
In an important case for the insolvency world, SNR Denton has succeeded in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in overturning a decision of the Employment Tribunal which had threatened to seriously impact the work of administrators and their professional advisers.

Co-authors: Gilla Harris, Richard Nicolle, Pauline McArdle.

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ECJ rules on sickness during annual leave: can employees get their holiday back if an illness arises when their holiday period has already started? *

European Union, Spain - June 26 2012
The ECJ ruled last week that, if a worker is sick during paid annual leave, he is able to interrupt the annual leave and take it at a later date, regardless of at what point the incapacity arose.

Co-authors: Gilla Harris, Richard Nicolle, Pauline McArdle.

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