Five things we learned in employment law this week (29 October 2019)
The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of an Employment Judge to strike out parts of a Tribunal claim on the basis that it … Read More
The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of an Employment Judge to strike out parts of a Tribunal claim on the basis that it … Read More
Older workers are twice as likely to be recruited by business owners in the UK than younger candidates with the same skills and experience, says … Read More
More than a third of UK employees have felt discriminated against in the workplace, according to a new study. Age is the most common reason, … Read More
The recent case of Professor Paul Ewart highlighting that Oxford University is forcing academics to retire at 67, has brought to the forefront the question … Read More
The case of J Peters v Rock Chemicals Ltd t/a Rock Oil provides a costly lesson for employers in how not to handle a retirement … Read More
Large employers with a January to December financial year are expected to publish their first slavery and human trafficking statements by the end of June. … Read More
Discrimination in relation to age has been, and still is, a prevalent issue within the UK workforce, writes Rajiv Joshi, a Partner at Blake Morgan … Read More
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) is representing an individual in a claim against CitySprint which is intended to clarify whether TUPE transfer … Read More
Older workers are being hit by the gig economy: they’re working fewer hours and not by choice, according to new research. While employment rates for … Read More
Nearly two-thirds of employees say they expect to retire in their 60s, and 17 per cent expect to retire in their 70s. That’s according to … Read More