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Education HR e-briefing 487: voluntary redundancy exercise challenged

Eversheds LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 16 2012

Voluntary redundancy exercises affecting USS and LGPS members, the EAT has held that an employer was justified in selecting for voluntary redundancy on the basis of whom it would cost least to dismiss, despite the fact that this gave rise to indirect age discrimination against employees aged 50-54

Education HR e-briefing 536: education institutions risk protective awards for failing to provide detailed information about agency workers

Eversheds LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 5 2013

Redundancy and TUPE protective awards have been made against the employer in two Employment Tribunal decisions: Unison v London Borough of Barnet and

Sickness and holidays: CJEU limits carry forward rights

Eversheds LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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May 9 2012

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has given a ruling confirming that the right for sick workers to carry forward untaken leave under the Working Time Directive only applies to the 4 week minimum leave entitlement given by the Directive

The Education Act 2011 new freedoms for colleges

Eversheds LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 24 2011

The Education Bill received the Royal Assent on 15 November

Education-HR e-briefing 465: October employment law changes

Eversheds LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 7 2011

In contrast with April 2011, when we saw a number of changes to employment law, there are fewer this autumn

Education HR e-briefing 467: specific Equality Act duties now in force

Eversheds LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 11 2011

The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011, which aim to allow public authorities, including colleges, universities and other education institutions, to better perform the general equality duty, were made on 9 September and came into force on 10 September 2011

Education HR e-briefing 475: Annual leave for term time workers

Eversheds LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 8 2011

Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in a case which could have had a significant impact on the holiday entitlement of term time staff employed in education institutions

Education HR e-briefing 481: employment tribunal fees

Eversheds LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 7 2012

As a follow-up to our previous employer survey on proposals to reform the employment tribunal system, in January 2012 we conducted a second survey seeking views on the introduction of tribunal fees, on the Government’s decision to allow employment judges to sit alone in unfair dismissal claims and on a possible shortening of the 90 day redundancy consultation period

Education HR e-briefing 480: sickness and holidays - effect of latest CJEU case

Eversheds LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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February 1 2012

Last week, the CJEU confirmed that Article 7 of the Working Time Directive, which is the provision conferring the right to 4 weeks’ annual leave, has direct effect (Dominguez v Centre informatique du Centre Ouest Atlantique, Préfet de la région Centre

Education HR ebriefing 478: Education Labour Law Update December - Prime Minister to put “to an end” full-time public sector TU officials

Eversheds LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 20 2011

During Prime Minister’s Questions on 30 November, in response to a question asking whether it is time to review taxpayer funding of full time trade union officials in the public sector, David Cameron said “I do not think full-time trade unionists working in the public sector on trade union business rather than serving the public is right, and we will put that to an end.”

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