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What Standards of Pleadings are Expected of 'Litigants in Person'? Recent Case Sees Costs Awarded Against Claimant

Friday, 13 January 2017

In the recent case of Liddington v 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the Employment Tribunal's decision to award costs against a litigant in person who failed to properly particularise her claim.


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Is an Employee Required to Request a Rest Break Before Claiming Their Entitlement Has Been Refused by Their Employer?

Friday, 13 January 2017

No, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in Grange v Abellio London Ltd, overturning the decision of the tribunal.


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Autumn Statement 2016 - 9 Key Points Employers Need to Know

Friday, 13 January 2017

On 23 November 2016, Philip Hammond delivered the 2016 Autumn Statement which included a number of announcements of relevance to employers and employees.


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EU Court Rules that Employment Relationship Can Exist Without a Contract - What Does This Mean for UK Law?

Friday, 13 January 2017

The European Court of Justice has held that members of a not-for-profit association are 'workers' under the Temporary Agency Workers Directive despite not meeting the definition of worker under national law and there being no existence of a contract.


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In What Circumstances Will Age Discrimination be Lawful?

Friday, 13 January 2017

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that an upper age limit of 35 years for applicants to the Basque Police does not amount to age discrimination.


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Final Gender Pay Gap Regulations Published - 5 Things You Need to Know as an Employer

Friday, 13 January 2017

The government has this week published the much anticipated and long awaited final draft gender pay gap reporting regulations.


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Pension Schemes, Survivor's Benefits and Discrimination

Friday, 13 January 2017

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that a university pension scheme in Ireland which only paid full survivor's benefits if an employee had married or entered into a civil partnership before the age of 60 or retirement.


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Employers Beware: Temporary Incapacity may Constitute a Disability Where it is Sufficiently Long-Term

Friday, 13 January 2017

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that there was no reason why the dismissal of a temporarily incapacitated worker, with an uncertain prognosis


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Government Launches Review on Modern Employment Practices

Friday, 13 January 2017

The Independent Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy (also known as The Taylor Review) was launched on 30 November 2016.


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Statutory Benefit Payments to be Increased from April 2017

Friday, 13 January 2017

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced proposed increases to statutory benefit payments which will take effect from April 2017.


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Redundancy Consultations - The Importance of Handling Them Correctly

Friday, 13 January 2017

In Thomas v BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory and Property Management UK Ltd, the EAT has confirmed that a "perfunctory and insensitive" consultation process can impact on the fairness of a redundancy dismissal.


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Taxation of Termination Payments - where are we now?

Friday, 13 January 2017

We previously reported on the Autumn Statement and proposed changes affecting employers and employees to be brought in by the Finance Act 2017. One of the most significant areas of reform was in respect of the taxation of termination payments.


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When Will a Dismissal for Failure to Produce Evidence of Right to Work in UK be Fair?

Friday, 13 January 2017

Employers are coming under significant and increased pressure to ensure that they check that employees and prospective employees have the right to work in the UK - as we have recently reported.


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Trade Union Act 2016 - 'Important Public Services' Defined in Draft Regulations

Friday, 13 January 2017

The government has published five sets of draft regulations which define what is considered to be an 'important public service' for the purposes of the 40% ballot in the Trade Union Act 2016.


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Medical Evidence for Personal Injury Awards not an Absolute Requirement in Discrimination Claims

Friday, 13 January 2017

The Employment Appeal Tribunal held that medical evidence was not necessarily required in order for a personal injury award to be made in a disability discrimination case.