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14/11/2007 - Too young for the job?

From "The Independant" 14 Novenmer 2007 Woman 'too young' for job wins landmark ruling By Robert Verkaik, Law Editor Published: 12 November 2007 A membership secretary of an exclusive


14/11/2007 - Delay to the Introduction of New Maternity Rights

Delay to the Introduction of New Maternity Rights The Government has announced a delay in the planned extension of Statutory Maternity Pay, Maternity Allowance and Statutory Adoption Pay from 39 w


14/11/2007 - Pay & Economic Trends November 2007

Headlines  Pay Settlement & Economic Trends to November 2007 Download our detailed analysis form resouce page Settlements IRS Median settlements (12 months) – 3.4% Labour Researc


20/07/2007 - Redundancy arithmetic

17+3=20 says the EAT and the collective consultation rules apply. Remember that the magic number that does not trigger the regulation is 19, more.............     A Leeds company who were


20/07/2007 - Weirdest employment disputes

EAT celebrates it's 30 year aniversary this week and The Times has recognised this going through it's archives. Have a look and wonder....... business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article204764


18/07/2007 - New Legislation Proposals

Boring but important: The Cabinet Office has published the government's draft legislative programme for the forthcoming year which includes the Employment Simplification Bill, more......  


06/07/2007 - Trader loses £1.35m sexual discrimination claim

A City trader who claimed a sexist work culture forced her to quit her job after she returned from maternity leave lost her £1.35m compensation claim yesterday. Katharina Tofeji, 38, allege