Employment Law
Stonewall advises employers how to handle tensions between gay staff and those with religious beliefs
David Woods, 19 June 2009
Stonewall has launched new guidance for employers on how to manage perceived tensions between gay people and religion.
News
Dangerous Dogs Act should be amended to protect workers at risk of attack from dogs, say Trade Unions
David Woods, 03 July 2009
Trade Unions have called for better protection for employees working with dogs.
House of Lords ruling gives protection for a wider range of disabled conditions
David Woods, 02 July 2009
More employees with disabilities will now receive protection from discrimination following a...
Male staff win landmark equal pay case
David Woods, 25 June 2009
Three hundred male staff at three north-east councils have won an equal...
Corporate manslaughter offenders unaware their guilt may have to be made public
David Woods, 24 June 2009
More than half of employers are unaware they could face the prospect...
Oil giant Total has dismissed almost 900 construction workers who took part...
Employment Law In Depth
Higher unfair dismissal and redundancy payouts will increase cost to business by £84 million per year
Martin Warren, 29 June 2009
The real cost of redundancy for employers will be significantly increased in...
Political news has been reading recently like the script of bad soap...
The Royal Society for the Protection of Accidents (RoSPA) is to launch...
BT tops UK list of race-friendly employers
David Woods, 18 June 2009
BT is the most race-friendly organisation in the UK, according to Race...
Blogging employees lose right to anonymity
Peter Crush, 17 June 2009
'NightJack' - a subversive award-winning blogger, who exposed many of the inner...
Cheltenham Borough Council loses 'deceit' case
Peter Crush, 16 June 2009
Cheltenham Borough Council says it is considering whether to appeal, after it...
Muslim cocktail waitress wins compensation in tight-fitting red dress sex discrimination case
June Barber, 15 June 2009
A Muslim cocktail waitress who refused to wear a tight-fitting red dress...
Immigration loophole blasted by APSCo
Peter Crush, 12 June 2009
A war of words is brewing between the Association of Professional Staffing...
Lords' sickness absence ruling provides little comfort and less certainty
Roger Tynan, 11 June 2009
There was bad news for employers on many fronts yesterday as the...
Westminster women not 'window dressing'
Sian Harrington, 11 June 2009
Maria Miller, shadow minister for children, schools and families, has hit out...
