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A straw poll of over 100 Human Resources (HR) professionals, taken at a conference in the region this week, revealed that 94% are now taking positive steps within their businesses...
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In February, the Liverpool Employment Tribunal heard that Cheshire Police had not given a job to an individual because he was white, male and heterosexual, due to the Police force’s...
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The Court of Appeal has given its judgment in the much anticipated combined appeals of Ali v Capita Customer Management Ltd and Chief Constable of Leicestershire v Hextail. The question...
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It is a relatively common practice for employers to offer some form of long-term disability benefit to their employees, usually covered by an insurance policy. However, recent developments have demonstrated...
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The European Union have agreed to a further delay to the Article 50 deadline (and therefore Brexit) until 31 October unless a withdrawal agreement can be agreed and ratified earlier....
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In relevant claims where injury to feelings is a feature in the award granted (such as discrimination), the award is calculated on the basis of the “Vento bands”. Presidential Guidance...
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Insolvency law and the concept of limited liability has developed to shelter the individual officers of a limited company from the claims of creditors of all kinds in the event...
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On 25 January 2019, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (‘BEIS’) opened a consultation on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents. The consultation document can be...
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This was the question addressed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the recent case of Lamb v The Garrard Academy. An individual is considered disabled if they have a physical or...
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This was the question addressed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the recent case of Lamb v The Garrard Academy. An individual is considered disabled if they have a physical...
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The BBC has completed analysis on the private companies that have published their latest gender pay gap figures and notes that four in 10 companies are reporting wider gaps than...
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In a judgment handed down by the Court of Appeal this morning, it was ruled that supermarket staff (mostly women) and warehouse staff (mostly men) working at supermarket giant Asda...
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