The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 prohibits employers from discriminating against its employees on the basis of their age. However, discrimination can be justified where the employer can show that the act was a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim....
In awarding compensatory awards in unfair dismissal cases, Tribunals will look at what efforts the employee has made to mitigate their losses and whether he or she has taken all reasonable steps to reduce the loss. If it transpires that the employee has failed to take such steps, such as turning down a suitable alternative position, the compensatory award can be reduced....
Employees who suspect that their employer has discriminated against, harassed or victimised them, or believe that they have not received equal pay, can use questionnaires to ask their employer about their treatment. Two forms are available. One for asking questions regarding discrimination involving equal pay, the second for all other issues. Response forms for employers have also been published....
The recent ET case of Furlong v BMC Software Ltd ET/2701283/09 is a good example of why employers should ensure employees and agents receive training regarding equal opportunities and anti discrimination law....
With Eid ul-Fitr and Jewish New Year upon us, and with more religious festivals coming up over the next few weeks, employers and employees may wonder if followers are entitled to time off work to celebrate....
The Newcastle Chronicle has today reported that the female workers, employed by Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at Newcastle`s Royal Victoria Infirmary, were found to have been paid significantly lower wages compared with male workers carrying out comparable jobs....
Recriutment specialists Reed have published their monthly Job Index for the Month of August 2010 and the results are positive. Each month the Reed Job Index tracks the number of new job opportunities on offer compared to the previous month and against a baseline of 100 set in December last year. The Index is based on data from the UK`s largest recruitment website, reed.co.uk....
In the 12 months from 1 April 2009, 236,100 workers brought claims to tribunal - up 56% from 151,000 in the previous year and three times the numbers of the late 1990s, according to the Tribunal`s Service. Including the number of multiple claims filed, which rose by almost 90% compared to the 2008-09 figures, the total number of claims reached 392,800....
Twinings, the firm famous for making tea bags, announced last year that it was moving production from its North Sheilds plant to Poland as part of a cost saving and efficency drive. The Mail Online has today reported that the sacked staff have been asked to train their Polish counterparts in the run up to the move. The Polish employees will be arriving in the North East next week to start their training, much to the annoyance of those who have lost their jobs and the union who represents them....
A Britain`s Got Talent contestant who claimed she was discriminated against at her audition, has failed to get her case heard at employment tribunal. She was reportedly suing for £2.5 million....
Whenever an employer finds itself on the losing end of a Tribunal claim, that employer could face the daunting prospect of having to pay out a hefty compensation award, dependant on the nature of the claim....
When dealing with case management issues, Employment Judges have a wide discretion in terms of how proceedings are managed, within the scope of the statutory tribunal rules. Judges may issue management instructions (known as directions) on their own initiative, or following the application of the parties to the case. This may include a direction to stay proceedings, which effectively postpones the matter for a certain time....
Research undertaken by Totaljobs.com has shown that individuals seeking work in the private sector are increassingly more willing to consider taking a lower salary to secure employment....
The UK economy grew by more than initially thought in the second quarter of 2010. The Office for National Statistics` (ONS) had estimated growth of 1.1% last month, with the actual figure slightly higher at 1.2%. This is the fastest rate of growth since quarter one of 2001....
So David Cameron went to Cornwall hoping for a relaxing holiday and ended up dealing with the early arrival of his baby daughter. Florence is the Cameron`s fourth child and so hopefully the sleepless nights and endless dirty nappies won`t come as too much of a shock. However, the first few weeks of a new baby`s life are hectic and many fathers, including David Cameron, want to be there to help out....
Is he an ‘employee` or a ‘worker`? This was the first hurdle an employee had to establish before he was able to proceed with his claim for unlawful deductions in Community Dental Centres Ltd v Sultan-Darmon [2010]....
When considering an amalgamation of workforces after a transfer of undertakings, companies have to be careful about making any changes to the terms and conditions of the transferred work force. Any contractual change that is to the detriment of a transferred employee will not be effective if it is by reason of the transfer, unless it is for an economic, technical or organisational reason entailing a reduction in the workforce....
Some companies offer their employees benefits and incentives as part of their remuneration package, such as salary sacrifice schemes by way of vouchers to be used in retail stores. Companies will then claim back from HMRC the VAT which is incurred when buying the vouchers....
Our subsidiary environmental consultancy, Forbury Environmental are delighted to announce that we are hosting our first environmental investor briefing with Rushlight; an evening that focuses on analysing the market trends and technology developments in the solar sector....
Our subsidiary HR consultancy, Forbury People, has a solution which will provide some really practical help to job seekers without incurring massive costs to the employer....