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Employment and HR
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The Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013 introduced fees for bringing a claim to the Employment Tribunal (ET) and the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). The stated...
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Exactly when notice of termination takes effect can impact on an employee’s entitlement to certain benefits or employment rights. In a recent case, the Court of Appeal ruled that, in...
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In October 2016, the Prime Minister commissioned Matthew Taylor, a former policy chief to Tony Blair, to look at how employment practices need to change in order to keep pace...
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The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 – often referred to as the ‘Whistleblowing’ Act – inserted provisions into the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) in order to protect employees from...
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The Supreme Court has handed down a ruling which means that all married gay couples and civil partners should receive equal pension rights. Under Paragraph 18 of Schedule 9...
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The Supreme Court has now handed down its judgment in an important case, Essop and Others v Home Office (UK Border Agency), brought by a group of workers who claimed...
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