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The Law Society and the President and Regional Employment Judges of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) have both called for a reform with regards to the process to bring an employment claim and the tribunal fees payable.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an on-call night worker who lived at his work place was not entitled to National Minimum Wage (NMW) throughout the night when he was asleep.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that 'Safe Harbor', the legal basis used by many businesses and public sector organisations for the transfer of personal data to the US, is invalid.
The Court of Appeal (CA) has applied the principles of 'no retroactivity' and 'future effects' by rejecting two appeals from individuals seeking to gain pension benefits based on changes to the law brought in following the end of their employment.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that a limited company could bring a claim for direct discrimination based on the age of its principal shareholder and director.
UK Visas and Immigration and Immigration Enforcement have published a quarterly report showing a total of 943 illegal workers were found between 1 January and 31 March 2015.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that workers who were temporarily laid off prior to a service provision change were still part of an organised grouping of employees for the purposes of TUPE and therefore could transfer to the new contractor.
The European Court of Justice has confirmed that a business which had been broken up and assimilated into its parent company's organisational structure had retained its identity, bringing it within TUPE.
Has the scope for discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA) widened further to include victimisation by association? The recent case of Thompson v London Central Bus Company Ltd suggests that it has.