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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
CJEU rules on right to carry over holiday accrued whilst on long term sick
- Eversheds LLP
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- European Union
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- November 22 2011
Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down its decision in the case of KHS AG v Winfried Schulte, an important case for education institutions, about whether a worker on long term sick leave has the right to carry forward annual leave accrued whilst on sick leave to a subsequent holiday year and, if so, whether national laws can place limits on this right to carry forward
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
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