Employment and HR

• Refusal of Suitable Alternative Employment – The Correct Test

  • Posted7 March 2014

  In a case on whether or not it was reasonable for an employee at risk of redundancy to refuse an offer of suitable alternative employment (Readman v Devon Primary Care...

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• Extension of Flexible Working Rights – New Implementation Date

  • Posted4 March 2014

  The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced that the extension of the right to request flexible working arrangements to all employees who have completed 26 weeks’ qualifying service...

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• Age-Related Differences in Voluntary Redundancy Scheme Justifiable

  • Posted26 February 2014

  In a ruling which underlines that direct discrimination on the ground of age, unlike any other form of direct discrimination, is capable of being objectively justified, the Court of Appeal...

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• Saving Business Must Be Prime Reason to Avoid Liability Under TUPE

  • Posted13 February 2014

  The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) exist to protect the rights of employees when their employer changes. However, when a business transfers from one owner to...

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• Third Party Harassment Revisited

  • Posted7 February 2014

  With effect from 1 October 2013, the third party harassment provisions contained in Section 40 of the Equality Act 2010 have been repealed. The provisions made employers liable for...

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• Changes to the TUPE Regulations

  • Posted31 January 2014

  The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 came into force on 31 January 2014. They amend the provisions relating to collective redundancies in the...

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