Contentious and non-contentious employment matters and pensions law
Dawsons adds to litigation and employment teams
Bircham links up with HR consultancy
New corporate manslaughter act in force
Mum suing CC over sex discrimination
Fountain Court QC joins buddy at Cloisters
CC New York facing $75m race discrimination suit
Pensions Regulator gets tough on conflicts
The cost of equal pay
03-March-2008 A welter of equal pay claims has piled the pressure on the public sector legal system, but reforming the way tribunals work could ease the problem,
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Making the bullies pay
11-Feb-2008Much fanfare accompanied the award in Green v DB Group Services (UK) Limited (2006) IRLR 764 of £828,000 to employee Helen Green, who had suffered a nervous breakdown and a relapse a year later, both brought about by the bullying behaviour of her colleagues.
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Keeping up with Equal Opportunities
17-Jan-20082007 was the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. According to the European Commission, the aim was "to make people more aware of their rights to enjoy equal treatment and a life free of discrimination".
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New rules on regulation
05-Nov-2007A new draft bill has been proposed that will allow regulators to impose alternative penalties on employers who commit regulatory breaches, including on-the-spot fines.
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Mind the equality gap
09-Oct-2007A recent survey suggests that far from reducing the pay gap, the gap has actually grown since the introduction of the The Equal Pay Act in 1970 despite more woman obtaining positions of authority.
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City layoffs augur discrimination claims
15-Oct-2007Credit crunch redundancies could see a swathe of age discrimination actions. The Centre for Economic and Business Research predicts that more than 6,000 jobs will be lost across the City.
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New labour
26-Nov-2007An influx of Eastern European labour is helping North East business. But it's vital that the workers' rights are upheld.
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Pensions: Debt tough
12-Nov-2007Section 75 debts are proving a hard nut to crack for the Department of Work and Pensions.
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Germany's equal measures
12-Nov-2007Germany's Act on Equal Treatment brings discrimination laws under one blanket, but it will potentially increase the burden for companies.
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Guernsey: employment
05-Nov-2007Employees on Guernsey have been given extra protection thanks to recent alterations to employment laws and the introduction of a sex discrimination law.
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Age concern
29-Oct-2007Age discrimination laws had their first birthday on 1 October. One year on from the introduction, the feeling persists that they have not been fully utilised.
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Caught in the net
29-Oct-2007The boom of internet networking sites has provided a new avenue through which employers can assess job candidates. But decisions must be made on relevant criteria.
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