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03/09/2010 12:13:48 - The results of the Government’s consultation on the definition of disability have been released. Currently, under the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, an impairment has to relate to one of eight specific capacities if it is to be taken as adversely affecting a worker’s ability to carry out an everyday activity. The eight categories are: Mobility. Manual dexterity. Physical coordination. Continence. Ability to [...]
02/09/2010 15:53:20 - In today’s uncertain economic climate, many employers have found themselves having to cut employee pay in order to keep their businesses afloat. The most straightforward way for employers to do this is if the workers agree to a change in their contracts. They may well accept this if it is clear that the cuts are needed [...]
30/08/2010 08:52:17 - According to the latest findings published by the Inland Revenue Service, the headline measure of pay awards for employees across the UK economy in the three months leading up to the end of July 2010 remains at 1%. The median pay award has been at this low but stable level in every quarter from January [...]
27/08/2010 06:46:33 - A number of factory staff who have to clock in and out when visiting the toilet are set to take their employers to an employment tribunal over the deductions that are made to their pay every time they spend a penny. A food-processing plant owned by Dunbia - a company with a turnover of over £450 [...]
26/08/2010 10:45:48 - Haulage firm Tap Freight has been ordered to pay an ex-employee the sum of £4,000 to cover holidays that the employee accrued while on long-term sick leave. Commenting on the case, Harry Eyre, Head of Employment Law for Raleys Solicitors, remarked: “This is quite an unusual case because of the length of the absence due to [...]
21/08/2010 12:32:26 - The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has considered an appeal by the Governing Body of St Andrews Catholic Primary School against a recent ruling in which Mrs Blundell was awarded £22,000 for injury to feelings after a victimisation case. The original victimisation case related to negative feedback and an unfavourable assessment by the head teacher of the [...]
20/08/2010 10:53:40 - The Law Society Gazette has reported on an ongoing case involving the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that has already been to court four times and, to date, cost the taxpayer over £1 million. Halima Aziz, a former prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, was suspended from her position in October 2001 after following allegations that she [...]
19/08/2010 15:47:17 - Oksana Denysenko, an investment banker for Credit Suisse in London, has won a sex discrimination case against her employers after being made redundant following maternity leave. She is now seeking compensation of £13.5 million. After returning to work after having her child, Ms Denysenko found that a colleague - who had been filling in for her [...]
18/08/2010 08:12:53 - The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendments) Regulations 2010, which comes into force on 1st October 2010, will introduce a number of changes to the minimum wage laws. The main changes to be implemented include: The main rate of the National Minimum Wage will increase from £5.80 to £5.93 per hour. The qualifying age for this [...]
17/08/2010 10:55:24 - The recent case of Mr J Asim v University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has highlighted an important issue concerning sickness absence from Employment Tribunals. On the day of his hearing, Mr Asim failed to attend, and instead made an application for adjournment due to lack of representation and on medical grounds. The tribunal refused his [...]
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