employment law news - February 2010
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Businesses with 250 or more employees need to get to grips with this new right coming in this April.
Regulations laid before Parliament set out the details of how this new right will apply from next year.
Following on from its previous decision concerning a doctor, the Court of Appeal has held that a teaching assistant could be represented by a lawyer in a disciplinary hearing.
We look at the new statutory rates which are included in our 2010 Handy Fact Card.
A recent case has arguably made it easier for employees to claim that a compromise agreement was not valid.
A trainee policeman who was forced to cut his long hair has lost his claim of sex discrimination.
New statutory Codes of Practice are being drafted to come into force with the Equality Bill.
An amendment to the Equality Bill would leave employers open to claims of disability discrimination if they ask for information about an applicant's health before a job offer is made.
The new Agency Workers Regulations have undergone some changes since the consultation draft.
Our legislation timetable has been updated to show you what's coming up in 2010 and beyond.