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Impact of retirement changes on share schemes We have looked at the changes to the abolision of the default retirement age of 65 in several previous articles, but another area to consider is the potential necessity for employers to amend their employee share scheme rules as a...  |
Man succeeds in 'maternity' sex discrimination claim In an unusual case the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has upheld a tribunal’s decision that favouring a woman on maternity leave in a redundancy scoring exercise was sex discrimination against a man in the selection pool.... |
Employee providing maternity cover unfairly dismissed Under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (“the Act”) an employer can fairly dismiss an employee hired to provide maternity cover when the employee on maternity leave returns to work. However, employers have to be wary of how they do this following... |
New national minimum wage rates announced The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced the new rates of the national minimum wage to apply from 1 October 2011. The adult rate will increase from £5.93 to £6.08 an hour; the rate for 18-20 year... |
Q&A - Legislation changes This month we summarise the main changes to employment law taking effect in April. We also highlight some changes that were originally scheduled to come into force, but have been put on hold by the Government. Q: What are the changes to maternity... |
