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Board level diversity skirting the issue

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 18 2012

Although there are provisions in the Equality Act 2010 which allow employers to take certain steps to encourage female representation on their boards, the legal constraints within these provisions mean that, in practice, achieving this can be problematic

Recent TUPE cases: transfer of union recognition and post-transfer dismissals

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 9 2010

On a TUPE transfer, trade union recognition only transfers if the transferred entity maintains an identity distinct from the rest of the transferee's undertaking

Disciplinary rules: defining minor misconduct as gross misconduct will not make dismissal fair

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 5 2010

Setting out examples of acts which employers consider to be gross misconduct (as recommended by the 2009 Acas Code) can be helpful when it comes to justifying dismissal for such acts, but it is not the whole story

Equality Act: positive action and statutory codes

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 4 2011

The positive action provisions in the Equality Act 2010 will come into force on 6 April 2011

The Coalition’s Programme for Government: employment law policies

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 6 2010

The Coalition Government's Programme expressly covers only a handful of employment law policies

Round-up of employment law developments in July 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 3 2012

Statutory holiday: employees unable to take holiday due to sick leave can carry it over into a new year without express request

Flexible work: higher hurdle to establish indirect sex discrimination

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 5 2010

A ruling of the Scottish EAT has reopened the question of whether a woman who chooses to work part-time because she wishes to care for her children, but who could in practice make childcare arrangements to enable her to work full-time, will be able to bring an indirect sex discrimination claim

Post-employment comment: duty to take reasonable care may extend beyond formal references

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 6 2011

Employers should warn staff of the danger of making inaccurate statements about an ex-employee

Statutory holiday: employers can refuse holiday requests made on short notice

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 5 2010

An employer can refuse an employee's request to take statutory holiday where the employee has failed to give the required period of notice

Unlawful deduction from wages claim for bonus

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 6 2009

An employee may be able to bring a deduction of wages claim for non-payment of bonus, even if elements of the bonus appear to be discretionary

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