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	16/01/2012 TUPE \| No service provision change where new activities are not essentially the same For those of you who have to work with the TUPE regulations, this EAT case will provide added comfort.... Find out more »
	16/01/2012 Working Time Regulations \| No detriment when employee required to sign opt-out to work overtime The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that a requirement for an employee to sign an opt-out agreement in order to work overtime did not amount to a detriment... Find out more »
	16/01/2012 Injunctions \| Springboard protection This case summary shows how employers can protect their confidential information and trade secrets by the use of injunctions.... Find out more »
	16/01/2012 Ministry of Justice Consultation \| Introduction of employment tribunal fees As of 14 December 2011, Government started its consultation about two different fee structures for employment tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal cases.... Find out more »
	16/01/2012 Increase for limits on tribunal awards from 1 February 2012 All new figures apply where the effective date of termination is on or after 1 February 2012.... Find out more »
	19/12/2011 Holiday pay l Holidays and sickness absence Continuing the case law on the subject, the European Court of Justice has ruled that entitlement to holiday while on sick leave does not accrue indefinitely.... Find out more »
	19/12/2011 Government delay response to consultation on Modern Workplaces BIS announced that the response to consultation on Modern Workplaces will be delayed until early 2012.... Find out more »
	07/12/2011 Proposed employment law changes \| a mixture of the good, the bad and the ugly Radical changes to employment laws are on the way... Find out more »
	07/12/2011 TUPE and collective redundancies \| call for evidence If the balance of evidence calls for possible changes to the current regulations, there will be formal consultation in 2012.... Find out more »
	07/12/2011 What did Vince Cable say and why? Vince Cable gave details of his radical changes to be introduced which he hopes will reform employment relations and give confidence to employers to take on more staff... Find out more »
	27/11/2011 Quantrills Christmas party checklist \| November 2011 Don't be a party pooper ... Your checklist to beat the Christmas party blues... Find out more »
	20/11/2011 Bribery Act \| First convicted employee is jailed for six years There is no doubt now that the Bribery Act can have serious consequences for the guilty.... Find out more »
	20/11/2011 Unfair dismissal \| "Protected conversations" and an increase in the qualifying period for unfair dismissal. The Prime Minister has announced that consultation will be undertaken about introducing the concept of "protected conversations".... Find out more »
	20/11/2011 Holiday pay \| Entitlement to statutory holiday pay is lost if not requested by employee on long-term sick leave The EAT has held that employees on sick leave must, to be paid for holiday under the Working Time Regulations 1998, give the required notice during the relevant leave year of their intention... Find out more »
	20/11/2011 Employment status \| Weight Watchers are employees! This case should encourage all organisations to make sure they have correctly indentified the status of their workers. This is because primary liability for any mistakes, deliberate or other... Find out more »
	03/10/2011 Fundamental changes to employment tribunals practice and procedures Yesterday, on 3 October 2011, the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, and the Chancellor, George Osborne, announced fundamental changes relating to employment tribunal practice and procedures. ... Find out more »
	02/10/2011 Increase in National Minimum Wage rates From 1 October 2011 these new minimum hourly rates apply.... Find out more »
	13/09/2011 Understanding the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 A Quantrills briefing note... Find out more »
	13/09/2011 Age discrimination \| Justification This case involved state prosecutors in Germany. The laws of Germany provide that civil servants retire at the end of the month in which they reach 65.... Find out more »
	13/09/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Illegality and misrepresentation of employment status Where a contract is performed illegally and the employee knows of the facts making it illegal they cannot bring a claim based on that contract.... Find out more »
	23/08/2011 Sickness absence and the entitlement to payment on termination of employment for untaken holiday. Employees on long-term sick leave may well be entitled to be paid for untaken annual holiday leave which has accrued in the previous holiday year even if the employee has not requested to ta... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Dismissal of HGV drivers without licence was fair The dismissal of two HGV drivers who had allowed their licences to expire was fair, even though there were no "horrific" consequences.... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Imposed pay cuts can be fair When deciding if a dismissal of an employee who refuses to accept a pay cut was fair, the employment tribunal must focus on the reasonableness of the employer's decision rather than on the r... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Disciplinary proceedings \| Right to legal representation When can an employee insist on being legally represented at a disciplinary hearing? This was the question the Supreme Court recently looked at.... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Compensation payments \| Avoid using the term "ex gratia" This article explains why you should not describe a compensation payment as being "ex gratia".... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Disability discrimination \| Reasonable adjustments and employer's knowledge of disability This article explains an EAT decision about when will an employer have knowledge of an employee's disability so that it must consider making reasonable adjustments.... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Drinking alcohol did not justify summary dismissal An employee who had a drink during working time was not fairly dismissed despite employer's policy.... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Breakdown in relationship was SOSR dismissal An employee was dismissed for SOSR and not conduct when the relationship between him and his colleagues broke down.... Find out more »
	01/07/2011 Bribery Act 2010 \| Now in force from today 1 July 2011 The Bribery Act 2010 comes into force today It applies to all organisations regardless of size, business type or sector. Our concise summary explains the key provisions.... Find out more »
	26/05/2011 Guide on 'managing age' The CIPD and TUC have issued a free guide on 'Managing Age' following the abolition of the default retirement age. ... Find out more »
	26/05/2011 Consultation on modern workplaces The Government has launched another consultation entitled 'Creating a Modern Workplace'. ... Find out more »
	26/05/2011 Health and safety made simple \| New website launched The HSE has launched a new website; Health and safety made simple. ... Find out more »
	26/05/2011 Liable \| but it was not a reference! A former employee was entitled to compensation for loss following an email about him from his former employer to his current employer, even though it was not a reference.... Find out more »
	26/05/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Fair dismissal for Facebook posts An employee was fairly dismissed for postings on facebook mentioning customers' first names but not her employer.... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Yet another review of employment law? If you have missed the news, the Government has announced further aspects of employment law that will be reviewed as part of its mission to reduce 'red tape'.... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Final guidance \| Agency Workers Regulations The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published its final guidance on the Agency Workers Regulations. ... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Disability \| Guidance on meaning of disability The statutory guidance on the meaning of disability under the Equality Act 2010 came into effect on 1 May 2011. ... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Harassment \| An offensive employee not harassed The EAT has concluded that an employee whose own behaviour was offensive had not been unlawfully harassed. ... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Termination of contract \| Payment in lieu of notice terminates contract The Court of Appeal has concluded that a contract of employment was brought to an end when the employer made a payment in lieu of notice in accordance with the terms of it.... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Covert surveillance during sickness absence An employee's dismissal was found to be unfair where an employer relied upon covert surveillance of the employee's activities during a period of absence. The employer failed to get a medica... Find out more »
	20/04/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Erroneous absence warning makes dismissal unfair A warning issued to an employee for an absence which did not qualify for a warning made the dismissal unfair. ... Find out more »
	20/04/2011 Philosophical belief \| Belief in anti-fox hunting and higher purpose of public service broadcasting both protected Two cases have recently concluded that a belief in anti-fox hunting and the higher purpose of public service broadcasting are protected under the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Reg... Find out more »
	20/04/2011 TUPE and redundancy \| Selection following a transfer The use of selection criteria which was applied equally to the transferor's and transferee's employees during a redundancy exercise was fair without moderation. ... Find out more »
	20/04/2011 Guidance published \| Agency Workers Regulations The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published in draft the 'Agency Workers Regulations Guidance April 2011'. ... Find out more »
	20/04/2011 New rates \| National minimum wage The national minimum wage rates which take effect from 1 October 2011 have been announced.... Find out more »
	31/03/2011 Bribery Act 2010 \| Coming into force on 1 July 2011 The Ministry of Justice published its guidance on the Bribery Act 2010 yesterday and the Act will come into force on 1 July 2011. ... Find out more »
	29/03/2011 The 2011 Budget Last week's budget contained no surprises, but there were some important changes that all people managers need to know about. Our summary ensures you are fully aware of these changes.... Find out more »
	29/03/2011 Changes on 3 April 2011 Find out about the changes to statutory payment rates and the introduction of additional paternity leave entitlements which take effect from 3 April 2011.... Find out more »
	29/03/2011 Changes on 5 April 2011 The public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010 is expected to come into force on 5 April 2011.... Find out more »
	29/03/2011 Changes on 6 April 2011 Changes include abolition of the default retirement age, implementation of part of the Equality Act 2010 and tax treatment of post-P45 payments.... Find out more »
	29/03/2011 Scrapped! \| Flexible working and time off to study and train The right to request flexible working and time off to study and train were both to be extended from 6 April 2011. These changes have been scrapped.... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Abolition of default retirement age \| Executive briefing This article provides you with a short overview of the changes and highlights the key implications of the abolition of the default retirement age in April 2011.... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Abolition of default retirement age \| what are the transitional provisions? This is your last opportunity to take advantage of the default retirement age. You must act on or before 5 April 2011.... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Can you keep a fixed retirement age? This article discusses how an employer can keep a fixed retirement age after April 2011. After the abolition of the default retirement age, employers have two options: you can abandon the co... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Eight HR policies to update to successfully manage your older employees after the abolition of the default retirement age The abolition of the default retirement age requires you to look now at your HR policies and procedures to make sure your people managers and staff understand how the changes may impact on t... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Unfair dismissal \| defective final written warning can make subsequent dismissal unfair A dismissal may be unfair when the employer relies on a defective final written warning even where the employee did not appeal the warning.... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Constructive dismissal \| employer's intention may be relevant to test for constructive dismissal The Court of Appeal concluded that there had not been a breach of the implied term of trust confidence by the employer as its intention in acting as it did was in fact to preserve the employ... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 The month that was March 2001 This is our short look back 10 years to March 2001. It's surprising how many topics are again in the news - but we are sure the current singles chart is all new!... Find out more »
	02/03/2011 Abolition of the default retirement age \| updated transitional regulations published In our article published on 21 February 2011 we highlighted a drafting error which would have meant that employees already aged over 65 could not have been retired under the draft transition... Find out more »
	21/02/2011 Time off for training \| extension to small employers delayed The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced that it is not extending the right to all employees to request time off for training.... Find out more »
	21/02/2011 Reminder \| New compensation limit now £68,400 Employment tribunal compensation limit from 1 February 2011 is now £68,400.... Find out more »
	21/02/2011 Abolition of default retirement age \| draft regulations published From 6 April 2011 retirement will no longer be a fair reason for dismissal. The default retirement age will be abolished and the statutory retirement procedure will no longer exist.... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Looking forward \| 2011 There are a number of anticipated changes in 2011. Leading the way is the removal of the default retirement age. Other changes include the extension of flexible working and the introductio... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Looking Back \| 2010 The New Year is a time to look back and reflect. We take a brief moment to review some of major changes of 2010, all of which we are sure you will be familiar with.... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Royal wedding \| Royal employment issues? The 29 April 2011 is a public holiday in honour of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Leaving aside the detail that she will travel to the ceremony by car, you may be worried... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Redundancy \| Pool of Selection The EAT has given some further guidance on the fairness of a redundancy where 'bumping' was not discussed with the employee.... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Discrimination \| Cost as a justification Cases have previously concluded that cost can only ever justify discrimination in conjunction with another factor. The EAT has cast doubt on this position.... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Implementation of European legislation In December 2010 the Government announced that European legislation which must be implemented into UK law will be implemented word for word.... Find out more »
	13/01/2011 STOP PRESS \| End of default retirement age not to be delayed The phasing out of the Default Retirement Age (DRA) is not to be delayed the government has announced today. This means from 6 April 2011 employers will not be able to compulsory retire staf... Find out more »
	20/12/2010 Maternity pay \| full pay for 20 weeks stalled The European Union Employment Council has stalled progress of a proposal to introduce full pay for maternity leave for 20 weeks.... Find out more »
	20/12/2010 New limits \| Annual increases The government has announced RPI linked changes to tribunal rates and proposed rates for family leave.... Find out more »
	20/12/2010 Bonus payments \| Case law round up There have been a couple of interesting cases surrounding entitlement to bonus payments. We round them up.... Find out more »
	20/12/2010 Preventing Illegal Working The UK Border Agency has updated its guidance for preventing illegal working.... Find out more »
	03/12/2010 Don't bury your head in the snow As it looks likely that the wintery weather will continue to cause disruption into next week our message to you is not to bury your head in the snow but 'snow your rights'.... Find out more »
	10/11/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Problems with compromise agreements Can you safely compromise claims under the Equality Act 2010?... Find out more »
	10/11/2010 Employers' Checklist \| Pre-employment health related questions Pre-employment health related questions... Find out more »
	22/10/2010 Agency Worker Regulations 2010 \| no amendments to be made In a written statement on Tuesday 19 October 2010 the Government has announced that it will not be making any changes to the Agency Worker Regulations 2010.... Find out more »
	22/10/2010 Retirement ages and age discrimination Two European cases have cast some light on the position for employers if and when the default retirement age is removed as is currently proposed by the Government by October 2011.... Find out more »
	15/10/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Statutory Codes and forms for obtaining information Draft Codes were placed before Parliament on 12 October 2010 and forms for 'obtaining information' have been finalised.... Find out more »
	15/10/2010 Changes to Immigration Rules and guidance for Tier Two applications The Home Secretary has made changes to the 'Immigration Rules' by way of a Statement of Changes. ... Find out more »
	15/10/2010 Additional paternity leave Regulations The Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010 will apply to parents of babies born on or after 3 April 2011. A recent European case could would well cause the Government to revisit the fu... Find out more »
	15/10/2010 Disciplinary proceedings \| Dismissal effective when dismissal letter read The Supreme Court (formerly the House of Lords) has upheld a decision that a dismissal is not effective until the employee is told he or she is dismissed or when the letter of dismissal is a... Find out more »
	01/10/2010 Amendments to employment agencies and businesses regulations Amendments are being made to the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 from 1 October 2010.... Find out more »
	01/10/2010 Disciplinary procedures \| Putting the correct allegation The EAT has concluded that a dismissal was unfair where the allegation put to the employee was 'discrepancies in banking'. She was dismissed as it was believed she had stolen the money.... Find out more »
	01/10/2010 Disciplinary procedures \| Keep the employee aware An employee was wrongfully dismissed where the employer had not kept him 'fully informed of any perceived deficiencies in his conduct'.... Find out more »
	01/10/2010 Flexible working to be extended? Plans were announced yesterday which will 'make it easier for people to balance work and family life'.... Find out more »
	15/09/2010 The Equality Act 2010 \| What employers need to know A five minute over view On 1st October 2010 the majority of the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 will come into force. The Act is designed to harmonise, strengthen and simplify discrimination law. It gives indiv... Find out more »
	15/09/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Pre-employment health related questions outlawed Many employers currently ask job applicants questions about their health and sickness record to help decide who to interview or employ. From 1 October 2010, section 60 of the Equality Act re... Find out more »
	15/09/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Are contractual 'pay secrecy' clauses banned? No the Equality Act 2010 does not outlaw the use of "pay secrecy" clauses in contracts of employment but section 77 makes them unenforceable when an employer seeks to prevent employees from ... Find out more »
	15/09/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Can you explain the new employment tribunal power to make recommendations? The Equality Act 2010 introduces a new power for the employment tribunal to make recommendations for the benefit of the wider workforce and not just the individual claimant. ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Default Retirement Age \| Phase out by October 2011 The Coalition Government has opened consultation today about the phase out of the default retirement age between April 2011 and October 2011.... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Will it or won't it? Doubts were cast over whether the main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 will come into effect as planned in October 2010. The Government has now announced that they will.... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Fixed term contracts \| Permanent employees With effect from 10 July 2010, employees engaged on successive fixed-term contracts totalling four years or more will automatically become permanently employed unless the continued use of a ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Data protection \| New code of practice launched The Information Commissioner has launched a new code of practice covering the use of personal data online. ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Disciplinary procedures \| Size of the uplift In a case decided under the statutory dispute resolution procedures, guidance has been given by the EAT on how the size of any uplift should be determined. ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Disciplinary procedures \| Claims for breach of contract The Court of Appeal has decided that an employee is entitled to compensation for damages arising from a dismissal conducted in breach of contract. Compensation is not limited to the cap on ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Sexual harassment \| Years of unwanted behaviour Unwanted conduct of a sexual nature stretching back years can be grounds for successful claims for sexual harassment.... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Transfer of Undertakings \| Scope of 'ETO reason' The EAT has concluded that an ETO reason for a dismissal can apply where the relevant change applies only to part of the workforce. ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 National minimum wage increases \| Go ahead as planned The Coalition Government has announced that it will not make any changes to the rates announced by the Labour Government and they will go ahead as planned from 1 October 2010. ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Legislation under review \| Round up Immigration \| Agency Workers Regulations 2010 \| Bribery Act 2010 \| Additional Paternity Leave... Find out more »

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	16/01/2012 TUPE \| No service provision change where new activities are not essentially the same For those of you who have to work with the TUPE regulations, this EAT case will provide added comfort.... Find out more »
	16/01/2012 Working Time Regulations \| No detriment when employee required to sign opt-out to work overtime The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that a requirement for an employee to sign an opt-out agreement in order to work overtime did not amount to a detriment... Find out more »
	16/01/2012 Injunctions \| Springboard protection This case summary shows how employers can protect their confidential information and trade secrets by the use of injunctions.... Find out more »
	16/01/2012 Ministry of Justice Consultation \| Introduction of employment tribunal fees As of 14 December 2011, Government started its consultation about two different fee structures for employment tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal cases.... Find out more »
	16/01/2012 Increase for limits on tribunal awards from 1 February 2012 All new figures apply where the effective date of termination is on or after 1 February 2012.... Find out more »
	19/12/2011 Holiday pay l Holidays and sickness absence Continuing the case law on the subject, the European Court of Justice has ruled that entitlement to holiday while on sick leave does not accrue indefinitely.... Find out more »
	19/12/2011 Government delay response to consultation on Modern Workplaces BIS announced that the response to consultation on Modern Workplaces will be delayed until early 2012.... Find out more »
	07/12/2011 Proposed employment law changes \| a mixture of the good, the bad and the ugly Radical changes to employment laws are on the way... Find out more »
	07/12/2011 TUPE and collective redundancies \| call for evidence If the balance of evidence calls for possible changes to the current regulations, there will be formal consultation in 2012.... Find out more »
	07/12/2011 What did Vince Cable say and why? Vince Cable gave details of his radical changes to be introduced which he hopes will reform employment relations and give confidence to employers to take on more staff... Find out more »
	27/11/2011 Quantrills Christmas party checklist \| November 2011 Don't be a party pooper ... Your checklist to beat the Christmas party blues... Find out more »
	20/11/2011 Bribery Act \| First convicted employee is jailed for six years There is no doubt now that the Bribery Act can have serious consequences for the guilty.... Find out more »
	20/11/2011 Unfair dismissal \| "Protected conversations" and an increase in the qualifying period for unfair dismissal. The Prime Minister has announced that consultation will be undertaken about introducing the concept of "protected conversations".... Find out more »
	20/11/2011 Holiday pay \| Entitlement to statutory holiday pay is lost if not requested by employee on long-term sick leave The EAT has held that employees on sick leave must, to be paid for holiday under the Working Time Regulations 1998, give the required notice during the relevant leave year of their intention... Find out more »
	20/11/2011 Employment status \| Weight Watchers are employees! This case should encourage all organisations to make sure they have correctly indentified the status of their workers. This is because primary liability for any mistakes, deliberate or other... Find out more »
	03/10/2011 Fundamental changes to employment tribunals practice and procedures Yesterday, on 3 October 2011, the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, and the Chancellor, George Osborne, announced fundamental changes relating to employment tribunal practice and procedures. ... Find out more »
	02/10/2011 Increase in National Minimum Wage rates From 1 October 2011 these new minimum hourly rates apply.... Find out more »
	13/09/2011 Understanding the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 A Quantrills briefing note... Find out more »
	13/09/2011 Age discrimination \| Justification This case involved state prosecutors in Germany. The laws of Germany provide that civil servants retire at the end of the month in which they reach 65.... Find out more »
	13/09/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Illegality and misrepresentation of employment status Where a contract is performed illegally and the employee knows of the facts making it illegal they cannot bring a claim based on that contract.... Find out more »
	23/08/2011 Sickness absence and the entitlement to payment on termination of employment for untaken holiday. Employees on long-term sick leave may well be entitled to be paid for untaken annual holiday leave which has accrued in the previous holiday year even if the employee has not requested to ta... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Dismissal of HGV drivers without licence was fair The dismissal of two HGV drivers who had allowed their licences to expire was fair, even though there were no "horrific" consequences.... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Imposed pay cuts can be fair When deciding if a dismissal of an employee who refuses to accept a pay cut was fair, the employment tribunal must focus on the reasonableness of the employer's decision rather than on the r... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Disciplinary proceedings \| Right to legal representation When can an employee insist on being legally represented at a disciplinary hearing? This was the question the Supreme Court recently looked at.... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Compensation payments \| Avoid using the term "ex gratia" This article explains why you should not describe a compensation payment as being "ex gratia".... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Disability discrimination \| Reasonable adjustments and employer's knowledge of disability This article explains an EAT decision about when will an employer have knowledge of an employee's disability so that it must consider making reasonable adjustments.... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Drinking alcohol did not justify summary dismissal An employee who had a drink during working time was not fairly dismissed despite employer's policy.... Find out more »
	26/07/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Breakdown in relationship was SOSR dismissal An employee was dismissed for SOSR and not conduct when the relationship between him and his colleagues broke down.... Find out more »
	01/07/2011 Bribery Act 2010 \| Now in force from today 1 July 2011 The Bribery Act 2010 comes into force today It applies to all organisations regardless of size, business type or sector. Our concise summary explains the key provisions.... Find out more »
	26/05/2011 Guide on 'managing age' The CIPD and TUC have issued a free guide on 'Managing Age' following the abolition of the default retirement age. ... Find out more »
	26/05/2011 Consultation on modern workplaces The Government has launched another consultation entitled 'Creating a Modern Workplace'. ... Find out more »
	26/05/2011 Health and safety made simple \| New website launched The HSE has launched a new website; Health and safety made simple. ... Find out more »
	26/05/2011 Liable \| but it was not a reference! A former employee was entitled to compensation for loss following an email about him from his former employer to his current employer, even though it was not a reference.... Find out more »
	26/05/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Fair dismissal for Facebook posts An employee was fairly dismissed for postings on facebook mentioning customers' first names but not her employer.... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Yet another review of employment law? If you have missed the news, the Government has announced further aspects of employment law that will be reviewed as part of its mission to reduce 'red tape'.... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Final guidance \| Agency Workers Regulations The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published its final guidance on the Agency Workers Regulations. ... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Disability \| Guidance on meaning of disability The statutory guidance on the meaning of disability under the Equality Act 2010 came into effect on 1 May 2011. ... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Harassment \| An offensive employee not harassed The EAT has concluded that an employee whose own behaviour was offensive had not been unlawfully harassed. ... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Termination of contract \| Payment in lieu of notice terminates contract The Court of Appeal has concluded that a contract of employment was brought to an end when the employer made a payment in lieu of notice in accordance with the terms of it.... Find out more »
	12/05/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Covert surveillance during sickness absence An employee's dismissal was found to be unfair where an employer relied upon covert surveillance of the employee's activities during a period of absence. The employer failed to get a medica... Find out more »
	20/04/2011 Unfair dismissal \| Erroneous absence warning makes dismissal unfair A warning issued to an employee for an absence which did not qualify for a warning made the dismissal unfair. ... Find out more »
	20/04/2011 Philosophical belief \| Belief in anti-fox hunting and higher purpose of public service broadcasting both protected Two cases have recently concluded that a belief in anti-fox hunting and the higher purpose of public service broadcasting are protected under the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Reg... Find out more »
	20/04/2011 TUPE and redundancy \| Selection following a transfer The use of selection criteria which was applied equally to the transferor's and transferee's employees during a redundancy exercise was fair without moderation. ... Find out more »
	20/04/2011 Guidance published \| Agency Workers Regulations The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published in draft the 'Agency Workers Regulations Guidance April 2011'. ... Find out more »
	20/04/2011 New rates \| National minimum wage The national minimum wage rates which take effect from 1 October 2011 have been announced.... Find out more »
	31/03/2011 Bribery Act 2010 \| Coming into force on 1 July 2011 The Ministry of Justice published its guidance on the Bribery Act 2010 yesterday and the Act will come into force on 1 July 2011. ... Find out more »
	29/03/2011 The 2011 Budget Last week's budget contained no surprises, but there were some important changes that all people managers need to know about. Our summary ensures you are fully aware of these changes.... Find out more »
	29/03/2011 Changes on 3 April 2011 Find out about the changes to statutory payment rates and the introduction of additional paternity leave entitlements which take effect from 3 April 2011.... Find out more »
	29/03/2011 Changes on 5 April 2011 The public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010 is expected to come into force on 5 April 2011.... Find out more »
	29/03/2011 Changes on 6 April 2011 Changes include abolition of the default retirement age, implementation of part of the Equality Act 2010 and tax treatment of post-P45 payments.... Find out more »
	29/03/2011 Scrapped! \| Flexible working and time off to study and train The right to request flexible working and time off to study and train were both to be extended from 6 April 2011. These changes have been scrapped.... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Abolition of default retirement age \| Executive briefing This article provides you with a short overview of the changes and highlights the key implications of the abolition of the default retirement age in April 2011.... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Abolition of default retirement age \| what are the transitional provisions? This is your last opportunity to take advantage of the default retirement age. You must act on or before 5 April 2011.... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Can you keep a fixed retirement age? This article discusses how an employer can keep a fixed retirement age after April 2011. After the abolition of the default retirement age, employers have two options: you can abandon the co... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Eight HR policies to update to successfully manage your older employees after the abolition of the default retirement age The abolition of the default retirement age requires you to look now at your HR policies and procedures to make sure your people managers and staff understand how the changes may impact on t... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Unfair dismissal \| defective final written warning can make subsequent dismissal unfair A dismissal may be unfair when the employer relies on a defective final written warning even where the employee did not appeal the warning.... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 Constructive dismissal \| employer's intention may be relevant to test for constructive dismissal The Court of Appeal concluded that there had not been a breach of the implied term of trust confidence by the employer as its intention in acting as it did was in fact to preserve the employ... Find out more »
	14/03/2011 The month that was March 2001 This is our short look back 10 years to March 2001. It's surprising how many topics are again in the news - but we are sure the current singles chart is all new!... Find out more »
	02/03/2011 Abolition of the default retirement age \| updated transitional regulations published In our article published on 21 February 2011 we highlighted a drafting error which would have meant that employees already aged over 65 could not have been retired under the draft transition... Find out more »
	21/02/2011 Time off for training \| extension to small employers delayed The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced that it is not extending the right to all employees to request time off for training.... Find out more »
	21/02/2011 Reminder \| New compensation limit now £68,400 Employment tribunal compensation limit from 1 February 2011 is now £68,400.... Find out more »
	21/02/2011 Abolition of default retirement age \| draft regulations published From 6 April 2011 retirement will no longer be a fair reason for dismissal. The default retirement age will be abolished and the statutory retirement procedure will no longer exist.... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Looking forward \| 2011 There are a number of anticipated changes in 2011. Leading the way is the removal of the default retirement age. Other changes include the extension of flexible working and the introductio... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Looking Back \| 2010 The New Year is a time to look back and reflect. We take a brief moment to review some of major changes of 2010, all of which we are sure you will be familiar with.... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Royal wedding \| Royal employment issues? The 29 April 2011 is a public holiday in honour of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Leaving aside the detail that she will travel to the ceremony by car, you may be worried... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Redundancy \| Pool of Selection The EAT has given some further guidance on the fairness of a redundancy where 'bumping' was not discussed with the employee.... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Discrimination \| Cost as a justification Cases have previously concluded that cost can only ever justify discrimination in conjunction with another factor. The EAT has cast doubt on this position.... Find out more »
	31/01/2011 Implementation of European legislation In December 2010 the Government announced that European legislation which must be implemented into UK law will be implemented word for word.... Find out more »
	13/01/2011 STOP PRESS \| End of default retirement age not to be delayed The phasing out of the Default Retirement Age (DRA) is not to be delayed the government has announced today. This means from 6 April 2011 employers will not be able to compulsory retire staf... Find out more »
	20/12/2010 Maternity pay \| full pay for 20 weeks stalled The European Union Employment Council has stalled progress of a proposal to introduce full pay for maternity leave for 20 weeks.... Find out more »
	20/12/2010 New limits \| Annual increases The government has announced RPI linked changes to tribunal rates and proposed rates for family leave.... Find out more »
	20/12/2010 Bonus payments \| Case law round up There have been a couple of interesting cases surrounding entitlement to bonus payments. We round them up.... Find out more »
	20/12/2010 Preventing Illegal Working The UK Border Agency has updated its guidance for preventing illegal working.... Find out more »
	03/12/2010 Don't bury your head in the snow As it looks likely that the wintery weather will continue to cause disruption into next week our message to you is not to bury your head in the snow but 'snow your rights'.... Find out more »
	10/11/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Problems with compromise agreements Can you safely compromise claims under the Equality Act 2010?... Find out more »
	10/11/2010 Employers' Checklist \| Pre-employment health related questions Pre-employment health related questions... Find out more »
	22/10/2010 Agency Worker Regulations 2010 \| no amendments to be made In a written statement on Tuesday 19 October 2010 the Government has announced that it will not be making any changes to the Agency Worker Regulations 2010.... Find out more »
	22/10/2010 Retirement ages and age discrimination Two European cases have cast some light on the position for employers if and when the default retirement age is removed as is currently proposed by the Government by October 2011.... Find out more »
	15/10/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Statutory Codes and forms for obtaining information Draft Codes were placed before Parliament on 12 October 2010 and forms for 'obtaining information' have been finalised.... Find out more »
	15/10/2010 Changes to Immigration Rules and guidance for Tier Two applications The Home Secretary has made changes to the 'Immigration Rules' by way of a Statement of Changes. ... Find out more »
	15/10/2010 Additional paternity leave Regulations The Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010 will apply to parents of babies born on or after 3 April 2011. A recent European case could would well cause the Government to revisit the fu... Find out more »
	15/10/2010 Disciplinary proceedings \| Dismissal effective when dismissal letter read The Supreme Court (formerly the House of Lords) has upheld a decision that a dismissal is not effective until the employee is told he or she is dismissed or when the letter of dismissal is a... Find out more »
	01/10/2010 Amendments to employment agencies and businesses regulations Amendments are being made to the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 from 1 October 2010.... Find out more »
	01/10/2010 Disciplinary procedures \| Putting the correct allegation The EAT has concluded that a dismissal was unfair where the allegation put to the employee was 'discrepancies in banking'. She was dismissed as it was believed she had stolen the money.... Find out more »
	01/10/2010 Disciplinary procedures \| Keep the employee aware An employee was wrongfully dismissed where the employer had not kept him 'fully informed of any perceived deficiencies in his conduct'.... Find out more »
	01/10/2010 Flexible working to be extended? Plans were announced yesterday which will 'make it easier for people to balance work and family life'.... Find out more »
	15/09/2010 The Equality Act 2010 \| What employers need to know A five minute over view On 1st October 2010 the majority of the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 will come into force. The Act is designed to harmonise, strengthen and simplify discrimination law. It gives indiv... Find out more »
	15/09/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Pre-employment health related questions outlawed Many employers currently ask job applicants questions about their health and sickness record to help decide who to interview or employ. From 1 October 2010, section 60 of the Equality Act re... Find out more »
	15/09/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Are contractual 'pay secrecy' clauses banned? No the Equality Act 2010 does not outlaw the use of "pay secrecy" clauses in contracts of employment but section 77 makes them unenforceable when an employer seeks to prevent employees from ... Find out more »
	15/09/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Can you explain the new employment tribunal power to make recommendations? The Equality Act 2010 introduces a new power for the employment tribunal to make recommendations for the benefit of the wider workforce and not just the individual claimant. ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Default Retirement Age \| Phase out by October 2011 The Coalition Government has opened consultation today about the phase out of the default retirement age between April 2011 and October 2011.... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Equality Act 2010 \| Will it or won't it? Doubts were cast over whether the main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 will come into effect as planned in October 2010. The Government has now announced that they will.... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Fixed term contracts \| Permanent employees With effect from 10 July 2010, employees engaged on successive fixed-term contracts totalling four years or more will automatically become permanently employed unless the continued use of a ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Data protection \| New code of practice launched The Information Commissioner has launched a new code of practice covering the use of personal data online. ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Disciplinary procedures \| Size of the uplift In a case decided under the statutory dispute resolution procedures, guidance has been given by the EAT on how the size of any uplift should be determined. ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Disciplinary procedures \| Claims for breach of contract The Court of Appeal has decided that an employee is entitled to compensation for damages arising from a dismissal conducted in breach of contract. Compensation is not limited to the cap on ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Sexual harassment \| Years of unwanted behaviour Unwanted conduct of a sexual nature stretching back years can be grounds for successful claims for sexual harassment.... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Transfer of Undertakings \| Scope of 'ETO reason' The EAT has concluded that an ETO reason for a dismissal can apply where the relevant change applies only to part of the workforce. ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 National minimum wage increases \| Go ahead as planned The Coalition Government has announced that it will not make any changes to the rates announced by the Labour Government and they will go ahead as planned from 1 October 2010. ... Find out more »
	29/07/2010 Legislation under review \| Round up Immigration \| Agency Workers Regulations 2010 \| Bribery Act 2010 \| Additional Paternity Leave... Find out more »