employment law news - March 2010
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A new system of 'fit notes' is being introduced from 6 April with implications for employers' sickness absence policies and procedures.
The Court of Appeal has ruled that transferee employers are only bound by collective agreements in force at the time of the transfer
An employee's contract was not illegal where her work permit had not in fact been revoked.
We look at a non-binding decision which applied a European Court of Justice case – despite its conflict with UK legislation – to a private UK employer.
Where an employee could only show disadvantage to herself and not others, her claim for indirect religious discrimination failed.
The EAT has considered whether holiday can be lost if an employee fails to give adequate notice to take it before the end of the leave year.
