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Unfair dismissal qualifying period may increase to two years

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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November 2 2010

The Government is contemplating increasing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims from one to two years

Territorial scope of discrimination legislation: impact of the Equality Act

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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September 20 2010

There has been a spate of cases this year concerning the rights of overseas employees to bring claims in the Employment Tribunal: a reflection of the increasingly globalised nature of today's workforce

Ban on wearing cross is not discriminatory

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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February 26 2010

In a case which has received a great deal of press attention, the Court of Appeal has upheld previous Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions that British Airways' requirement that an employee remove or conceal a cross she wore on a necklace was not indirect religious discrimination

When is depression a disability? EAT guidance on how to approach the issue

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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July 6 2010

In 2009 the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence estimated that 13.7 million working days are lost each year in the UK because of work-related mental health conditions including stress, depression and anxiety at an annual cost to UK employers of more than £28 billion

Necessity the mother of implication?

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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November 30 2010

Businesses with concerns about inadvertently finding themselves the employer of people they thought were agency workers may be comforted by the recent Court of Appeal case of Alstom Transport v Tilson

What’s coming into force in April 2011?

Squire Sanders Hammonds
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United Kingdom
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March 31 2011

A number of employment law changes will be taking place in April 2011

New National Minimum Wage rates from 1 October 2011

Squire Sanders Hammonds
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United Kingdom
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April 8 2011

Following recommendations from the Low Pay Commission, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced the National Minimum Wage rates that will apply from 1 October 2011:The adult rate (for workers aged 21 and over) will increase by 15p from £5

Employment review

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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January 20 2011

It looks increasingly unlikely that the "dual discrimination" provisions set out in the Equality Act 2010 will be coming into force this April

Ensure final written warnings are issued fairly especially if you want to rely on them later

Squire Sanders Hammonds
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United Kingdom
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March 24 2011

Most employers are aware of the need to tick all the relevant procedural boxes when it comes to taking a decision to dismiss - but how confident are you that your managers apply the same rigorous approach when issuing final written warnings?

Employer liable to ex-employee for negligent email

Squire Sanders Hammonds
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United Kingdom
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May 17 2011

It is well established that employers must be careful about what they say about ex-employees when giving references