It’s all about justification now....
05 April 2017
Supreme Court clarifies what is needed to establish indirect discrimination.
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Government consults on caste in Great Britain and equality law
05 April 2017
The Government Equalities Office is seeking views on caste in Great Britain and the link with equality law.
Extension of time and ACAS Early Conciliation: I shall say this only once….
05 April 2017
Claimants will on occasion involve the ACAS Early Conciliation Scheme on more than one occasion. This is what happened in the case of 'HMRC v Garau'.
When is dismissal actually communicated?
03 April 2017
In the case of 'Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood' the Claimant was employed as associate director from 2008 to 2011. Section 1 of her written statement provided that the minimum notice period of termination of employment from either party was 12 weeks. Following a merger of NHS bodies, the Claimant’s contract was transferred to the NHS Trust.
Time spent during early conciliation is not always taken into account
20 March 2017
Following the introduction of early conciliation, the rules regarding the time limit for lodging applicable claims changed. This usually means the period of time during which early conciliation applies would not count towards the statutory limitation period, with an appropriate extension given. This is not a straightforward area of the law but a critical area given the consequences of lodging a claim outwith the statutory time limit.