More People to be Covered by Disability Law
The House of Lords clarified the UK’s Disability Law and have awarded Elizabeth Boyle £125,000 compensation from her former employer.
The ruling means that more people with controlled, recurring conditions are covered by disability law.

To Pay or not to Pay – That will be the question??
What do I need to do to avoid eruptions about pay as I have staff who will be taking extra time off because of the travel chaos?
A common question I am being asked at the moment and as always there are numerous opinions/views out [...]

If you have employed people before on student visas some critical changes have been made by UKBA (UK Borders Agency) on the 3rd March 2010.
These changes will not affect employees you currently employ, just those applying for visas after the March date.

In a Birmingham Employment Tribunal we have been given an excellent example of how easy it is to get hit with massive fines and negative publicity for your business because a key – but straightforward step was not taken in the redundancy process ‘Consultation’ so constituting an unfair dismissal.

In recent months there has been a lot of speculation both in the media and the courts on an employee’s right to ‘carry forward holiday leave entitlement not taken over into a new holiday year’.
Well at last some good news for business. A newsletter published by the law firm Wedlake Bell explains a recent judgement [...]

Hairdresser stopped from advertising for ‘junior stylist’ because it is ageist
A hairdresser has been told she cannot advertise for a ‘junior stylist’ because it would be ageist.

Less sick leave it just got better – or has it?
The sick note is being replaced by………..(listen to the sounds of trumpets and watch the dancers and fireworks etc)
“The Fit Note”
No, not a tenner that has been working out to avoid deflation but an initiative to cut the cost of sick leave for employers and [...]

The Labour Market Outlook report produced by the CIPD this week revealed that job security was under further threat from the outsourcing of jobs abroad and reductions in spending by the Public sector.

Driver told he ’stank of BO’ awarded £3,000 for unfair dismissal
A delivery driver who was told he “stank of BO” by his female boss has been awarded £3,000 by an employment tribunal. Alex Frowd, 26, said office manager Julie Cummings was “worse than any male boss” he’d ever had, adding he feared being around her [...]

Each year the government sets new Limits with respect to ‘Compensation’ i.e.  maximum redundancy settlements and Payments i.e. ‘Statutory Sick Pay’.
For 2010 from 1st February and this April the increases have been minimal or frozen reflecting low inflation, the economic climate and a general election on the horizon.