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The Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010

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United Kingdom
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April 27 2010

In our March update, we reported that the above Regulations had been laid before Parliament

The Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (General) Regulations 2010

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United Kingdom
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April 27 2010

These Regulations implement the powers in the 2006 Act to introduce a new entitlement for employees who are fathers or who are the partners of mothers or adopters to receive a new statutory payment of additional statutory paternity pay (ASPP

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010

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United Kingdom
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February 22 2010

The above regulations have been laid before Parliament and are due to come into force on 1 October 2011

Extension to paternity leave

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United Kingdom
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February 22 2010

The Work and Families Act 2006 contains powers to introduce new rights to additional paternity leave (APL) and additional statutory paternity pay (ASPP

Flexible retirement, age discrimination and pensions

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United Kingdom
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December 31 2009

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its response to its consultation on proposed exemptions to the age discrimination requirements to address certain issues on flexible retirement, which had been delayed pending judgment in the "Heyday" case (see our September 2009 update

Default retirement age

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United Kingdom
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November 26 2009

In our September 2009 update, we provided an update on the Heyday challenge to the existence of a default retirement age

Paternity leave extension - consultation

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United Kingdom
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October 23 2009

Last month, the Government announced its intention to introduce additional paternity leave and pay for fathers of babies due on or after 3 April 2011

Pensions aspects of the Equality Bill

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United Kingdom
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October 23 2009

In our May 2009 update, we noted that the Equality Bill had been published at the end of April 2009, together with a document entitled "A Fairer Future - the Equality Bill and other action to make equality a reality", which explains what the Bill is designed to achieve

Age Concern England v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (c-38807) - Heyday challenge to default retirement age fails

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United Kingdom
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September 30 2009

In our March 2009 update we noted that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) had given its judgment in what had become known as the "Heyday" case and which was concerned with whether a default retirement age of 65 could be justified in principle in the light of the age discrimination provisions

London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council v Wooster UKEAT044108 - age discrimination - depriving employee of early retirement provision

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United Kingdom
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September 30 2009

In this Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision, the EAT upheld the original tribunal decision that an employee had been subjected to direct discrimination on grounds of his age when his employer had dismissed him after 30 years’ service just before his 50th birthday in order to avoid his becoming entitled to the enhanced early retirement benefits that would have applied from age 50

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