Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Oct 2010
ACAS and the TUC have launched a new guide on mediation for trade union representatives.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Oct 2010
The Superannuation Bill, which aims to reduce the maximum redundancy payment available to civil servants under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, has now passed its Report Stage and Third Reading.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Oct 2010
Workers at Breckland Council in Norfolk may soon have to clock in and out using flexi-time cards each time they go for a cigarette break.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Oct 2010
In the recent case of Simpson v Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd, the EAT has confirmed that, in the context of a redundancy situation, whether a particular alternative vacancy is suitable for a woman on maternity leave is a question to be determined objectively by the employer, having regard for the employee's personal circumstances.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Oct 2010
In this update on recent cases dealing with issues arising under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), we report on an EAT decision on what amounts to "measures", requiring information and consultation of employees and a decision that a temporary cessation of activities did not prevent a TUPE transfer.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Oct 2010
In Nixon v Ross Coates Solicitors the EAT held that gossip about an employee's pregnancy can amount to pregnancy discrimination and sex harassment.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | United Kingdom | 1 Oct 2010
The main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 come into force today, 1 October 2010.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | United Kingdom | 10 Sep 2010
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published a series of guidance documents on the Equality Act 2010, which explain the Act's provisions and give practical examples.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | United Kingdom | 10 Sep 2010
In Bashir v Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, the EAT has held that the claimants' dismissal was fair, notwithstanding that the decision to dismiss had been taken in their absence.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | United Kingdom | 10 Sep 2010
From 1 October 2010 the national minimum wage rates will increase as follows.