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Education HR e-briefing 487: voluntary redundancy exercise challenged

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • 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

Keeping on track with employment law changes

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 18 2012

It is now nearly two years since the Coalition government took office and in that period an array of employment initiatives and proposals have emerged which impact on education institutions' HR teams

Welcome clarity on sickness and holidays?

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 25 2012

The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in the case of NHS Leeds v Larner this morning

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

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • 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

CJEU rules on right to carry over holiday accrued whilst on long term sick

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • 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 465: October employment law changes

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 7 2011

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

Fewer Employment Tribunal claims in 2010-11

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 19 2011

An 8 fall overall in Tribunal claims

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

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • 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 ebriefing 478: Education Labour Law Update December - Prime Minister to put “to an end” full-time public sector TU officials

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • 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.”

Education HR ebriefing 478: Education Labour Law Update December - Strike law reform - a 3 month limit on the strike ballot mandate?

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 20 2011

The Government has so far resisted calls for reform to strike laws, however, recent media interviews with two Cabinet Ministers suggest the mood might be hardening