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Tale of two EATs - does the Equality Act cover post-employment victimisation?

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 13 2013

Another area of difficulty in the Equality Act is whether it covers post-employment victimisation. This is because section 108, which clearly

Good to go - start dates for whistleblowing changes

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 13 2013

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act finished its parliamentary progress and received Royal Assent on 25 April. Various employment reforms will

Discrimination "arising in consequence of disability" - employer must have knowledge

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 13 2013

Changes were made to disability discrimination by the so-called "consolidating" Equality Act in 2010. Prior to the Act there were two types of

NLRB posting rule invalidated by D.C. Circuit

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 9 2013

On May 7, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down a rule issued by the National Labor Relations

Minimum wage increase from 1 May 2013

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • April 29 2013

The Minimum Wage Ordinance (Cap. 608) (the "Ordinance") came into force on 1 May 2011 and introduced a statutory minimum hourly wage rate of HK$28

Parliamentary ping pong - employee shareholder back in; caste discrimination removed

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 22 2013

The new "employee shareholder" regime, under which, from September this year, employees will be able to acquire shares in their employer on a

Whistleblowing - is it a game changer?

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 22 2013

An employee was dismissed for carrying out electrical work in breach of health and safety rules. He failed at the first hurdle in his unfair

Warning bells - misconduct dismissal without being given chance to improve was unfair

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 22 2013

The ACAS Code on disciplinary procedures advises that, except in cases of gross misconduct, the dismissal for a first misconduct offence is likely to

Calling the tune: new whistleblowing "Commission" issues its own consultation

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 15 2013

The Government has confirmed that two key changes to whistleblowing detriment rules will now come into force, via the Enterprise Bill, in the Summer:

Women on boards progress report?

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 15 2013

Lord Davies has published the second annual progress report on his 2011 Women on Boards Review, revealing an increase in the number of women in UK