Employment

Archived E-Briefs

This is the archive of Metcalfes E-Briefs.

 

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02/10/07 Changes to Employment Law

 

24/09/07 Age Discrimination - One Year On

 

04/09/07 A Rise in Employment Tribunal Claims

 

23/08/07 Increase in the National Minimum Wage

 

15/06/07 Increased holiday entitlement to be postponed until 2009

 

21/05/07 Dads To Take Extended Paternity Leave

 

18/05/07 Returning To The Same Job Following Maternity Leave

 

18/04/07 Part Time and Bank Holidays

 

05/02/07 Increase in Compensation Limits

 

18/01/07 Increase in Holidays

 

02/01/07 DDA question referred to ECJ

 

19/09/06 Work and Families Act

 

13/04/06 The Case Of Dolan v Radio Clyde Limited

 

10/04/06 Disability Discrimination

 

7/03/06 Changes to the Disability Discrimination Act

 

28/02/06 New Rate of Statutory Maternity & Sick Pay

 

20/02/06 Anual Increase in Compensation Limits

 

17/02/06 Civil Partnerships

 

10/02/06 More Stringent Harassment & Sex Discrimination Rules

 

08/02/06 Updated ACAS Guides

 

19/12/05 ET1 and ET3

 

19/12/05 Christmas Party

 

05/12/05 Family Proposals

 

25/11/05 Personality Dismissals

 

21/10/05 Age Discrimination - Draft Regulations

 

28/07/05 Tribunal claims drop 25%

 

15/07/05 Massive Compensation Payable to Wistle Blower

 

05/07/05 Minimum Wage

 

03/06/05 Restrictive Covenants

 

02/06/05 Updated ACAS Information Leaflets

 

28/04/05 Blind worker wins disability discrimination claim

 

27/04/05 ACAS Equality Guide

 

01/04/05 Rolled Up Holiday Pay - Update

 

01/04/05 First Successful Claim Under the Employment Equality Regulations

 

31/03/05 National Minimum Wage Increases

 

31/03/05 Inferences of Discrimination From Evasive Replies

 

30/03/05 Disabled Court Usher

 

30/03/05 Sexually Explicit Emails Amounted to Sexual Discrimination

 

29/03/05 TUC Quality Guide

 

29/03/05 Wide Meaning Given to the Definition of Redundancy

 

03/02/05 Clarification & extension of the role of companions in disciplinary & grievance hearings

 

03/02/05 New guidance on tackling workplace stress

 

02/02/05 Annual uprating of compensation limits

 

02/02/05 Time off for dependants - a clarification

 

21/01/05 Caution to be exercised over discretionary bonuses

 

21/01/05 Pensions & TUPE

 

16/12/04 Proposed changes to the working time directive

 

15/12/04 Disability Discrimination - widening of the definition of disability

 

10/12/04 Information and Consultation

 

12/10/04 Working from Home

 

01/10/04 What is happening?

 

National Minimum Wage Increases

 

Race Equality Guidance

 

Employing ex-offenders - new guidance

 

Statutory right to take time off

 

Maternity Rights

 

Important changes to disability discrimination law

 

Injury to feelings awards - update

 

Employment Tribunal Statistics

 

Disability Discrimination

 

Protecting confidential information post employment

 

Beware of the without prejudice conversation

 

Businesses failing to check on illegal driving

 

Summer of sport increases cyberskiving

 

Communication of Workplace Policies is essential

 

Maternity Pay - significant development

 

Employers ought to be pro-active

 

Tighter rules regarding employment documents

 

Who employs agency workers

 

Revamp of ACAS Website

 

The importance of checking Employee Driving Licences

 

Injury to feelings awards

 

ACAS Guides to Bullying and Harassment

 

Guidance on Data Subject Access Requests

 

ACAS draft Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures

 

Increase in Employment Tribunal Awards from 1st February 2004

 

Requiring male employees to wear a collar and tie

 

Section on Code of Practice on Worker's Health Information

 

Increase in Employment Tribunal Awards

 

'Rolled Up' Holiday Pay - Update

 

Equal Opportunities Commission's Code of Practice

 

ACAS Guide to Holiday & Holiday Pay

 

Drug Testing at Work

 

Statutory Right to be Accompanied

 

School Holidays and Child Care Problems

 

Sexual Harassment by Email

 

National Minimum Wage

 

Flexible Working Forms

 

Religious Belief and Sexual Orientation Discrimination

 

Consultation on Statutory Dispute Resolution Procedures

 

Age Discrimination Proposals

 

Data Protection Code of Practice

 

Redundancy Consultation

 

Dismissal of a Long Term Absentee

 

Agency Workers Directive

 

Allowing Disciplined Employees the Chance to Cross Examine a Witness

 

Permanent Health Insurance

 

Unjustified Disciplinary Sanction

 

Time Off for Dependants

 

Budget 2003

 

'Rolled Up' Holiday Pay

 

Extension of Jurisdiction

 

Equal Pay Questionnaires

 

Government Announces October Minimum Wage Increase

 

Disability Discrimination (Blind & Partially Sighted People) Regulations 2003

 

Cross-examination of Witnesses in Disciplinaries

 

New Rights for Homeworkers

 

Statutory Disciplinary & Grievance Procedures - Delayed Implementation Date

 

Tribunal Awards Statistics Published

 

Armed Forces - Reservists face call-up

 

DTI Guidance on New Paternity Rights

 

Dismissal for abusing the internet

 

Flexible Working Regulations

 

Annual Increase to Tribunal Awards

 

Maternity and Parental Leave

 

Paternity and Adoption Leave

 

Draft Discrimination Regulations Published

 

DTI unfair dismissal guide

 

Fixed Term Employees

 

Success and Change of National Minimum Wage

 

Compulsory Retirement at 65

 

Risk Assessment for Pregnant Women

 

Victory for 97 hour week employee

 

Equal Treatment Directive

 

Review of ERA

 

19/07/02

 

Flexible Working

 

DTI Disc Doc

 

E Brief at your fingertips

 

11/06/02

 

Leaked Proposals

 

World Cup Fever

 

Fixed Term Work

 

Workplace Asthma - Code of Practice

 

Flexible Working Provisions

 

Start Dates for New Maternity

 

New EU Rules

 

National Minimum Wage to Increase

 

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