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UK: Statutory default retirements - pre-6 April notices may be invalid
Employers who gave notice to retire employees under the old statutory default retirement age regime in the months running up to 6 April may be in for a …
UK: Religious discrimination - refusal of time off for prayers may sometimes be justified
Employers are not required to accommodate religious worship during working hours if it could significantly damage their business and reasonable …
UK: Appeals against dismissal - employer delay may lead to extension of tribunal claim deadline
Some employers may be tempted to delay an internal appeal against dismissal until the deadline for a tribunal unfair dismissal claim has expired, in the …
UK: Wages - no obligation to pay wages to employee remanded in custody
An employee who is unable to work due to being remanded in custody pending a criminal trial is not "unavoidably" prevented from working and so cannot …
UK: Compensation - career-long loss and apportionment of discrimination damages
In most cases, future loss of earnings should only be awarded until an employee is likely to obtain an equivalent job; career-long compensation will only …
UK: Final agency worker guidance
BIS's (non-statutory) guidance on the Agency Worker Regulations (coming into force on 1 October 2011) was published in final form on 6 May – and then …
UK: New resources - May 2011
revised CIPD/TUC guide on Managing Age reflecting the removal of the default retirement age and other changes. the HMRC apparently no longer …
New European Works Council rules
Amendments to regulations on European Works Councils came into force on 5 June 2011, giving effect to the recast EU Directive. The changes aim to improve …
Russia: Labour Disputes Commission and Challenging its Decisions
Article in Russian publised in Labour Disputes magazine, N6 /2011 Autors: Marat Agabalyan and Dimitri Wasilevsky.
Post-employment comment: duty to take reasonable care may extend beyond formal references
Employers should warn staff of the danger of making inaccurate statements about an ex-employee. It is well-established that an ex-employer has a …
UK: Redundancy scores - EAT confirms that inflating score of woman on maternity leave may be unlawful
When scoring redundancy candidates against selection criteria based on performance, it may be unlawful to use a period when the woman is on leave and …
UK: Statutory compromise agreements - advice may be given in group presentation if incorporated into individual advice
Employers can use group presentations to provide some of the necessary advice on statutory compromise agreements, provided those presentations are …
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