Employment and HR
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There are currently 20 million people aged 50 and over in the UK and the figure is expected to reach 27 million by 2030.
On 1 October 2006, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations came into effect. This legislation makes it unlawful to...
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A firefighter who was injured trying to save a man's life has had an appeal against his compensation award rejected by the Court of Appeal.
John Pennington, a Surrey firefighter, was injured when attending a serious road accident...
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Asbestos-related diseases are thought to have caused more than 4,000 deaths last year in the UK, whilst many other people presented with the first symptoms of illness caused by exposure to asbestos. One of the worst diseases associated with asbestos is...
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A woman who cut herself whilst using a knife at work has been awarded compensation because ongoing training in the use of knives was not provided by her employer.
The claimant regularly used a fish knife to open tied bags at...
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Restrictive covenants (clauses which are normally found in contracts of employment and partnership agreements, which restrict the right of a person to compete with his or her firm) have always been a difficult area of law.
The courts are able to...
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The Work and Families Act introduces measures intended to give more choice to families attempting to balance work and caring responsibilities. It imposes significant new obligations on employers.
The period of statutory maternity...
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The Government is keen to promote alternative ways of settling workplace disputes.
Since October 2004, employers and employees have been required to follow statutory minimum procedures to make sure that disputes are discussed at work. Not only...
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Compensation has been awarded in two separate cases concerning members of cycling clubs. One cyclist was killed and the other injured.
Rod Robinson was killed after being involved in an accident with a car, whilst cycling with...
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A compromise agreement is an agreement made between an employer and an employee who is having their contract of employment terminated. It sets out the terms under which the termination will take place and contains a provision that the employee will receive a...
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Fraud is estimated to cost the UK economy between £13billion and £16billion a year and fraud by employees accounts for 60 per cent of all frauds committed against businesses. In a study by Leicester University, over seventy per cent of employees...
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In a case which involving an 'ex-parrot', a man has won a six-year battle for damages after contracting a rare disease from a parrot. Glyn Atherton, 35, had been working as an assistant manager at a branch of Do It All in Nottingham when he contracted...
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According to research by the Risk Advisory Group, more than half of CVs submitted by job applicants contain lies or inaccuracies. These range from gaps in employment history to false claims regarding qualifications and failure to mention fraud committed...
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HMRC announced on 29 Jan that the rates payable for car fuel (where a mileage rate is paid to company car users for business travel) was to be reduced from 1 February 2007.
The mileage rates are payable when an employee uses a...
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A woman who won compensation after injuring her ankle on a manhole cover has had the decision confirmed by the High Court.
The accident occurred when Annette Atkins was walking down a street in Acton, London. She stepped on a...
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Under the Points Based System (PBS) for immigration most people applying to come to or remain in the UK to work or study who are not nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Swiss nationals will require a certificate of sponsorship from a...
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The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) now has ten electronic learning guides available on its website. The topics are
• bullying and harassment;
• managing absence in the workplace; ...
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A passenger has been awarded compensation after being injured travelling on a night ferry from Jersey to Portsmouth.
George Shimmans, an electrical craftsman, was returning home on the ferry after a business trip when the...
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Councils around the UK are paying out millions of pounds in compensation for injuries caused by potholes in roads. Figures recently released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that 20 councils have paid out £1 million in compensation over two...
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In accordance with the Pensions Act 2004 all defined benefit schemes must have regular actuarial valuations to ensure that the scheme meets the ‘Statutory Funding Objective’ (SFO).
To ensure SFO compliance, the...
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The parts of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 that apply to pension schemes came into force on 1 December 2006.
The Regulations prohibit age-related discrimination and harassment, allowing discriminatory treatment...
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Hardly a day goes by without there being some mention of illegal immigration in the news. The number of people discovered working here unlawfully has risen sharply in recent years.
There has been much talk of the possible introduction of a...
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The standard weekly rate of Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay increased...
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Research commissioned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) indicates that about half a million people in the UK experience work-related stress at a level they believe is affecting their health. In addition, up to five million people feel "very"...
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Owners and managers of commercial premises, employers whose workers use,
install, remove, maintain or demolish premises that may contain asbestos and businesses providing construction or building services are all affected
by the Control...
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It is an established principle of law that illegal contracts are unenforceable. In a recent case, the Sheffield Employment Tribunal (ET) refused to allow a claim for unfair dismissal brought by a woman who had been employed for three years as a chef in a Thai...
