Employment Law archive 2011

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15 December 2011
XpertHR launches 2012 HR calendar, Maternity,
paternity and adoption pay to increase from April
2012, Government confirms tax rates for 2012/13,
Negligent misstatement: McKie v Swindon College

23 November 2011
Government announces "the most radical reform to the
employment law system for decades", "Modest proposals"
for a revised Working Time Directive, Discrimination
questionnaire: Deer v Walford and another

9 November 2011
Dealing with an employee who goes ahead with an
unauthorised holiday, Dealing with an employee who has
received a jury service summons, Contracts of employment:
Garratt v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd

26 October 2011
Introduction of tribunal fees could be a costly business,
Agency Workers Regulations 2010, How to manage garden
leave, Whistleblowing: Fecitt and others v NHS Manchester,
Work experience and work placements policy

5 October 2011
Unfair dismissal qualifying period to increase from one
to two years, Red Tape Challenge focuses on employment law,
Agency workers get new rights and minimum wage increases,
Dealing with an accidental overpayment made to an employee

21 September 2011
Government publishes guidance on national minimum wage
for interns, Specific public sector equality duties come
into force, Flowchart on employee resignations, Good
practice guide on mediation

8 September 2011
Average age discrimination award three times higher than last
year, Compulsory equal pay audits: "little effect on the gender
pay gap", Sexual orientation: Thomas Sanderson Blinds Ltd v
English

24 August 2011
EHRC consults on legal intervention in religious discrimination
cases, XpertHR Liveflo enhanced by a flowchart on answering
a discrimination questionnaire…, …and one on employing an
agency worker as a permanent member of staff

27 July 2011
Commencement of the specific public sector equality duties delayed,
XpertHR Liveflo enhanced by varying terms and conditions flowchart...,
...as well as a flowchart dealing with the death of a worker, Sex
discrimination: Ministry of Defence v Cartner

29 June 2011
Employment status: X v Mid Sussex Citizens' Advice Bureau and
others, employment status: Bullock v Norfolk County Council,
tribunal update: Toilet graffiti employee unfairly dismissed,
payroll-giving policy, long-service awards policy

29 June 2011
Employment status: X v Mid Sussex Citizens' Advice Bureau and
others, employment status: Bullock v Norfolk County Council,
tribunal update: Toilet graffiti employee unfairly dismissed,
payroll-giving policy, long-service awards policy

15 June 2011
Outlook video: Olympics volunteers, industrial action law needs to
be modernised not made more restrictive, how to deal with an employee
who is undergoing IVF treatment, race discrimination: Conteh v
Parking Partners Ltd, loans contract clause

1 June 2011
Parental leave reform: a step forward for gender equality, outlook
video: Bribery Act 2010, Bribery Act 2010: checklist, Belgium
employment law guide, equal pay: North and others v Dumfries
and Galloway Council

18 May 2011
Government consults on new parental leave and flexible working
system, reforms of collective redundancy and TUPE to be
considered, Government finalises guidance on agency workers
Regulations, Bribery Act 2010 letter to employees

4 May 2011
Additional paternity leave and pay flowchart, Agency Workers
Regulations 2010, how to manage additional statutory paternity
leave and pay, age discrimination: Woodcock v Cumbria Primary Care
Trust, victimisation: Martin v Devonshires Solicitors

20 April 2011
Government launches Red Tape Challenge, new maternity calculator
added to Liveflo, the pointless Red Tape Challenge, positive action
in recruitment and promotion, collective redundancy consultation:
United States of America v Nolan

6 April 2011
Government publishes draft guidance on agency workers Regulations,
Acas warns that multiple claims should not be excluded from
conciliation proposals, Government publishes guidance on Bribery
Act 2010, April 6: Default retirement age abolished

16 March 2011
Sex discrimination: Kulikaoskas v Macduff Shellfish and
another, tribunal procedure: A v B and another, tribunal update:
Solicitor harassed by firm manager's offensive behaviour,
positive action in recruitment and promotion: overview

2 March 2011
Government to amend draft retirement Regulations after confusion,
working time: Russell and others v Transocean International
Resources Ltd, collective redundancy consultation: Lancaster
University v University and College Union

16 February 2011
Government announces scaling back of vetting and barring scheme,
continuous service: Hussain v Acorn Independent College Ltd, indirect
sex discrimination: Hacking & Paterson and another v Wilson,
increasing the unfair dismissal qualification period

2 February 2011
Government delays implementation of Bribery Act 2010, February 1:
Rise in maximum unfair dismissal compensatory award, Government sets
out proposals on employment tribunal reform, Equality Act 2010:
Statutory codes of practice to come into force

19 January 2011
Government confirms abolition of default retirement age, Equality Act
2010: Guidance on the public sector duty and positive action, sex
discrimination: Shackletons Garden Centre Ltd v Lowe, TUPE: Wood v
Caledon Social Club Ltd and another

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