employment law news - September 2010
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This case, where a partnership had to objectively justify its retirement age, may help employers avoid unlawful age discrimination when the Default Retirement Age (DRA) is abolished in 2011.
Does an "economic technical or organisational reason" under TUPE have to entail changes in the whole workforce? And can an ET refer to a lack of TUPE consultation when no such claim was brought?
A new consultation on the right to request time off for training asks whether the right should remain, be repealed, or be extended to all employers.
Our client information sheet looks at the important changes to discrimination law from 1 October and what employers should do, plus new guidance from the EHRC.
The Equal Pay Act 1970 does not allow a comparison of the overall package of benefits to determine whether less favourable terms exist between women and men doing the same or equivalent work.
Refugees and asylum seekers may have a legitimate right to work in the UK and a blanket refusal to employee refugees could amount to race discrimination. We look at new guidance for employers.
The Government has announced details of a new "one-in, one-out" approach to regulations starting from 1 September 2010.
The Employment team will be holding employment law workshops on the following dates: 23/24 November and 7 December 2010.
