Publications - Employment & Pensions

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Weekly bulletins

15 December 2008
Employment Bulletin

08 December 2008
Employment Bulletin

02 December 2008
Employment Bulletin

25 November 2008
Employment Bulletin

18 November 2008
Employment Bulletin

11 November 2008
Employment Bulletin

07 November 2008
Employment Bulletin

03 November 2008
Employment Bulletin

16 October 2008
Employment Bulletin

07 October 2008
Employment Bulletin

30 September 2008
Employment Bulletin

22 September 2008
Employment Bulletin

15 September 2008
Employment Bulletin

08 September 2008
Employment Bulletin

05 September 2008
Employment Bulletin

18 August 2008
Employment Bulletin

14 August 2008
Employment Bulletin

11 August 2008
Employment Bulletin

01 August 2008
Employment Bulletin

28 July 2008
Draft Regulations on Employee Rights during Additional Maternity and Adoption Leave; Company Reputation; Dispute Resolution Consultation; Discrimination on grounds of Religion and Belief - Ladele v London Borough of Islington

14 July 2008
No win no fee; Tier 1 of the points-based immigration system launched; Employers failing to utilise mediation as an option
Cases: Informal grievances and the statutory procedures; Age discrimination – breach of the retirement procedures

30 June 2008
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act
Cases: House of Lords revamps disability related discrimination

23 June 2008
Consultation on employee right to request time off to undertake training
Cases: TUPE – Service Provision Changes; National Minimum Wage; Unreasonable delay = Automatic Unfair Dismissal

16 June 2008
Working Time Directive: 48 Hour Opt Out; Agency Workers Directive;
Cases: TUPE: Objections to transfer not valid; Disciplinary Dismissals: Employees must know the case they have to answer and the potential consequence;   Contractual status of Redundancy Policy

9 June 2008
Update - Age Discrimination Award; The Business Benefits of Diversity;
Cases: Religion as a Genuine Job Requirement – Criticised; Enforcement of Non-Competition Restrictions; Constructive Dismissal

2 June 2008
FOCUS ON - Resolving Disputes in the Workplace; Email Abuse;
Cases: Garden Leave; Claims under the Modified Grievance Procedure must include the basis for the Claim

26 May 2008
Changes to Sex Discrimination – Pensions; Technology
takes over – an end to pulling "sickies"; Agency Workers; Unions to join forces

19 May 2008
Extension of Flexible Working; Smiling can Damage your Health;
Cases: Breach of the Working Time Regulations; Redundancy: Suitable Alternative Employment

12 May 2008
If your name's on the list, you're not getting in…;
Proposals for Tier 2 Immigration Scheme Published; New
Criminal Offence for Incitement to Hatred on Grounds of Sexual
Orientation
Cases: Burden of Proof in Race Victimisation claims.

05 May 2008
New Acas Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance; View Italian Pay Details Online: Data Protection
Cases: Emergency Dependants Leave; The Importance of Written Contractual Terms in Employment Status Cases

28 April 2008
Cases: Age Related Flexible Benefit given all clear; Employment Status of Controlling Shareholders; Misrepresentation and Illegal Contracts in Unfair Dismissal Cases; Burden of Proof on Employers to Establish Dismissal Fair

14 April 2008
Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business (Amendment) Regulations 2007; Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Cases: Statutory Grievance Procedure; Sick Pay during maternity leave

07 April 2008
ACAS extends conciliation periods; The Language of Love;
Cases: Redundancy and offers of new employment; Discrimination – the correct approach to reasonable adjustments

24 March 2008
Positive Discrimination; Amendments to Sex Discrimination Legislation
Cases: Unfair Dismissal by Voicemail; Collective Grievances including Additional Employees

17 March 2008
Employment Tribunal Decisions Online
Cases: Discrimination Law – Failure to keep monitoring information; Age Discrimination – Unlawful dismissal for being "Too Young"; Restrictive Covenants

10 March 2008
Increase in National Minimum Wage Rates; New Regulations Proposed to Deal with Recovery of PAYE
Cases: When is a Controlling Shareholder an Employee; Variation of Contract; Discrimination Law – Equality of Treatment for Part Time Workers

03 March 2008
Tribunals – Fast-Track to be extended
Cases: Working Time - Decision on time off work; Employer Liability for Employee Suicide; Protection for Workers undergoing IVF Treatment

25 February 2008
Implementation of new penalties for illegal workers; Agency Workers Legislation – Part Two
Cases: Disability Discrimination – reasonable adjustments; Protection from Harassment Act; Sexual Orientation

21 February 2008
Focus on Data Protection – Subject Access Requests and New Guidance on Business Obligations under the Data Protection Act;
Cases: Unfair Dismissal and Paternity Leave Regulations; Nationality – Burden of Proof

18 February 2008
Increase in Awards; Manual Handling - HSE Reminds Employers of Duties;
Cases: Religious Discrimination; Disciplinary Action - Expired Warnings

04 February 2008
Disability Discrimination by proxy; Increase in UK visa fees
Cases: Focus on employment status; Statutory dismissal procedures

28 January 2008
Holiday Pay whilst on sick leave; Compensation awards in discrimination cases; Equal Pay Act – Proposals for reform
Cases: Age discrimination – compulsory retirement; Age discrimination and discriminatory adverts; Disability Discrimination

14 January 2008
Norwegian Equality Provisions; Unpaid Overtime; Criminal Offence for Homophobic Hatred
Cases: Employer's Information; Jurisdiction of Holiday Pay Claims

11 January 2008
Increase in Compensation Limits
Cases: Risk assessments; Disability discrimination and reasonable adjustments; Unfair dismissal and ill health retirement; Collective consultation – protective awards

28 December 2007
What’s coming up in 2008; Pensions Bill
Cases: Sex Discrimination and Constructive Dismissal; Offshoring & TUPE

17 December 2007
Agency workers directive; Non-EU unskilled workers to be turned away
Cases: Enforceability of restrictive covenants expressly covered by a foreign law; Three year non-compete restrictive covenant enforced

3 December 2007
On the first day of Christmas HR sent to me; If the facebook fits; Security of personal information good practice note; NMW – TUC calls for £6 per hour

26 November 2007
New fines for illegal workers; Record DDA Award; Employment agencies and employment businesses (amendment) regulations 2007
Cases: Protection from harassment in the workplace; When must employees object to TUPE transfer?; Age discrimination

19 November 2007
Retirement Dismissals, Companies Act provisions
Cases: Changes by implied agreement, Restrictive Covenants; Amendments to Tribunal Pleadings

5 and 12 November 2007
Points based immigration system to be launched in 2008; Queen's speech
Cases: Religious discrimination; Mobility clauses and redundancy; Constructive dismissal: third party conduct; Consumption of alcohol at work

22 October 2007
Agency workers' right to SSP; Maternity pay increases; Age
Cases: Constructive dismissal and grievance procedures

15 October 2007
Corporate manslaughter
Cases: Notice and pay in lieu of notice; step one letters; age discrimination and pensions

8 October 2007
Ageism "endemic" in the workplace according to a report by the employers forum on age; New and amended legislation: October 2007; Companies Act 2006: new rules relating to directors;
Cases: Unfair dismissal; No proper grievance so claim out of time

17 September 2007
Agency workers directive; EU Immigration; sickness absence; Religious discrimination.
Cases: Factory worker fired after coming to work smelling of alcohol.

3 September 2007
Internet or inter-not; Information Commissioner's Office issues new guidance on "personal data"; First national minimum wage criminal prosecution; Testing the 3 "r's" could land employers in court
Cases: Statutory dismissal procedures

20 August 2007
Flexible working regulations; Laziness survey
Cases: Sex discrimination; Whistleblowing – bad faith

13 August 2007
Highly skilled migrant programme – calls for rules to be scrapped; DRC publishes final annual report; ACAS re-issue annual report
Cases: Unfair dismissal – customer pressure to dismiss

6 August 2007
Cases: Appeal to the EAT on whether an individual is an employee or an agency worker; Information and consultation – first penalty; Capability dismissals – employer's contribution to illness; Breach of contract/stress

Published articles

20 February 2008
Legal Q & A on Working Time Regulations 1998 ("WTR")

25 July 2006
Protection from harassment at work
by Alan Nicholson
(Published Personnel Today)

23 July 2006
Age Discrimination and Partnerships
By Maureen Hall
(Published Scotland on Sunday)

01 February 2006
How to avoid getting tangled in the web of workplace emails
by Alan Nicholson
(Published The Scotsman)

13 December 2005
Legal Q&A'S DNA testing
by Susannah Gray
(Published Personnel Today)

06 December 2005
Same-sex unions have implications for employers and employees alike
by Murray McCall
(Published The Scotsman)

09 August 2005
End of the line for improper favours
by Murray McCall
(Published The Scotsman)

27 May 2005
European law bumps equal pay into shape
by Alan Nicholson
(Published The Scotsman)

18 May 2005
Make sure your firm knows who is the boss of who
by Shona Findlay
(Published The Evening News)

14 May 2005
When banter slides into sectarianism
by Murray McCall
(Published The Scotsman)

29 April 2005
Time to close in on bullying
by Sue Gilchrist
(Published The Scotsman)

28 April 2005
Parties looking for ways to boost Family Fortunes
by Murray McCall
(Published Evening News)

08 March 2005
Getting to grips with a weighty issue
by Murray McCall
(Published The Scotsman)

17 January 2005
Home Security
As offshoring takes an ever firmer hold in the UK, Gilbert McClung examines new regulations that protect the vulnerable UK workforce
(Published The Lawyer)

14 January 2005
New year brings out raft of employment regulations
by Diane Nicol
(Published The Scotsman)

Briefing Notes

Hot Topic - Sex Discrimination Update April 2008
Sex Discrimination - Maternity

Hot Topic - James v Greenwich Council
Update on Agency Workers

Hot Topic - Agency Workers Directive
Agency Works Directive - Update on European position

Hot Topic - Amendments to Annual Leave Entitlement
Increase in annual leave entitlement from 1 October 2008

Hot Topic - Lyddon v Englefield Brickwork/Rolled Up Holiday Pay
Clarification on rolled up holiday pay

Hot Topic - Redundancy - Consultation on reasons for proposed dismissals
Consultation must be provided on the rationale for redundancy, as well as the redundancy process

Hot Topic - TUPE 2007 Case Summary
TUPE 2007 Case Summary

Hot Topic - Without Prejudice Discussions
How can discussions be afforded without prejudice status

6th August 2007
Success for McGrigors at EAT on Agency Worker issue (in the case of Wood Group Engineering v Robertson)

June 2006
Employment Law IssuesFacing the Construction Industry
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Archived bulletins

April 2005
Challenge on Employment Status
Employed or Self Employed - The Legal Issues

July 2004
New Statutory Dispute Resolution Procedures
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June 2004
BMaking Business Dispute Resolution Work
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February 2004
International Employment Restructuring - Culture
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February 2004
E-Surveillance - the facts and figures
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February 2004
Impact of the 2002 Flexible Working Regulations
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