Archive for July, 2010

Equality Act date: the latest

July 8, 2010

Following our update on 17 June 2010 the Government have now confirmed that the original implementation date for the Equality Act will stand: “The first wave of implementation of the Equality Act will go ahead to the planned October timetable following the publication of the first commencement order in Parliament next week.”

When we spoke about the Act at our seminar in June one of the topics that led to the most questions was the ban on pre-employment health questions, which is one of the provisions due to come into force in October this year.

Do you ask candidates about their health during any part of your recruitment process?  Apart from a few exceptions, the Equality Act will make this unlawful. So, what does this mean for you?  Read more

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Exploding employment law myths

July 8, 2010

We often hear from clients and contacts about employment law myths – sometimes they come from employees who think they know their rights, but sometimes they come from mistaken employers. We want to set the record straight! Read more

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Be on your guard: Employment Tribunal claims up 56%

July 8, 2010

The Tribunal Annual statistics for 2009/10 have just been published. So, have the new disciplinary and grievance procedures encouraged early resolution of disputes as hoped?  What effect has the recession had? Read more

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