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In Pujate Rivera v Gestora Clubs Dir SL and another, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that where an employee resigns from their employment in response to a pay cut which is not their fault, it is a redundancy.
The government has responded to the consultation on tackling the intimidation of non-striking workers and will not introduce further regulations on this matter.
The government has now published the draft Public Sector Exit Payment Regulations 2016 (Regulations), which follow the government's recent response to its consultation on the public sector exit payment cap.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a tribunal's decision to draw an inference about the legal control over a company where insufficient evidence was provided by the respondent.
The EAT has held that the Employment Tribunal ('ET') should have considered whether the employer could have been expected to wait longer before dismissing an employee who was on long term absence due to ill-health.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has decided that there was no disparity of treatment where one employee was dismissed and another was given a final written warning following a fight between them.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed the test that there must be a detriment as well as less favourable treatment to establish unlawful discrimination.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued new guidance on how to disclose information safety by removing personal data from information requests.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the obligation to collectively consult, applied to the closure of a US military base in Hampshire and therefore to a foreign state.
The European Parliament has adopted a Resolution calling on the European Commission to revise European legislation and take other actions to achieve equality between men and women in the workplace.
The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published guidance for employers on zero hours contracts. The government has also published draft Regulations aimed at enforcing the ban on exclusivity.
Following a consultation issued by the coalition in January 2013, the government has now published a new consultation on changes to legislation which regulates employment agencies and employment businesses.
On 13 October 2015, BIS and the Home Office jointly published a consultation on improving the enforcement of employment rights and tackling the exploitation of workers in the labour market.
The chief executive of Sports Direct, David Forsey, has been prosecuted for failing to notify the department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) of collective redundancies at the fashion retailer, USC.