There have been a number of important changes to the law affecting pregnancy and maternity rights in recent months. There are also a number of proposals in the pipeline that will affect the rights of...
The case of Lonmar Global Risks Limited v West & others involved a claim by Lonmar Global Risks Limited ("Lonmar") against Tyser Limited ("Tyser"), a competitor in the international intermediary...
The battering that the global economy has taken over the last few years could be said to have produced the kind of distorted 'work-life balance' that no-one really wanted. For many, the only...
Home secretary Theresa May has unveiled the level of the Government's controversial proposed immigration cap from non-European workers countries.
A law firm has told business leaders that they can take "comfort" from a recent ruling on age discrimination.
A London legal firm has warned British Airways that it could face a legal challenge if it dismisses workers engaged in industrial action.
On 1 October 2010, the main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 came into force. In this, the second of a series of articles considering the key changes affecting employers, we focus on restrictions...
Over the past decade, there has been a steady improvement in the rights of families at work. Up to a year's maternity leave is available to all women regardless of length of service, and Statutory...
Retirement suddenly seems a lot further away for thousands of fifty-somethings across the country as the planned state pension age increase is brought forward six years. Pre- the Comprehensive...
Last month, the European Parliament agreed proposals to amend the Pregnant Workers Directive, including an increase in the minimum period of maternity leave across the EU to 20 weeks on full pay....
Employment law is crushing small businesses, with almost three quarters of leaders in small businesses claiming too much time is spent on HR issues.
Most employers will have pricked up their ears when the C Government announced its proposals to abolish the Default Retirement Age (DRA) from 6 April 2011.
