Employment and HR

• Age Discrimination and Redundancy

  • Posted10 July 2014

  A 61-year-old local authority employee, who received a lower redundancy payment than younger workers with the same length of service because she was over the state pension age that applied...

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• Low Pay Commission Seeks Views on National Minimum Wage Rates

  • Posted9 July 2014

  The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is seeking views from interested parties in order to report on its remit from the Government with regard to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates...

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• Employees’ Right to Request Flexible Working Arrangements

  • Posted30 June 2014

  From 30 June 2014, all employees have the right to ask their employer for a change to their contractual terms and conditions of employment so that they can work flexibly,...

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• Disability Discrimination – Reasonable Adjustments

  • Posted27 June 2014

  Under Section 4A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), employers had a duty to make reasonable adjustments if a provision, criterion or practice (PCP) placed a disabled worker at...

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• Court of Appeal Confirms Big Picture Focus Means Big Loss

  • Posted17 June 2014

  The dangers of leaving the details of negotiations to those interested in the ‘big picture’ have been clearly illustrated by a Court of Appeal decision which has left North East...

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• Collective Redundancy Consultation – The Scope of the Legislation

  • Posted9 June 2014

  In a long-running case concerning an employer’s obligations to consult with employee representatives when making collective redundancies (United States of America v Nolan), the Court of Appeal sought guidance from...

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