“Employers who hire illegal immigrants can be fined £10,000 per worker from today in cases involving negligence, compared with a previous figure of £5,000.”
The Times, 29th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Organists have been second-class citizens in the church hierarchy since before Bach and bridal marches, but organists are to receive full employment rights after a landmark ruling.”
The Times, 20th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Allison v London Underground Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 71; [2008] WLR (D) 45
“The test to determine whether the training an employer was required to provide for his employees was adequate for the purposes of reg 9 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 was what training was needed in the light of what the employer ought to have known about the risks from the activities of his business. The statutory requirement imposed a higher duty than at common law.”
WLR Daily, 15th February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Most corporate executives believe that blogs, wikis and social networks will help employees to work more efficiently. But widespread adoption of Web 2.0 is being thwarted by security and governance concerns, according to research by KPMG.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A law to protect workers when a business changes hands can apply to jobs transferred outside Europe, according to a recent ruling. But British workers could be left jobless and without compensation in such cases, an employment specialist has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Rogue employers could face unlimited fines and agency workers will enjoy stronger protection under a new Employment Bill published by the Government on Friday. The reforms also abolish the current statutory disciplinary procedures.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th December 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“A Pakistani-born engineer who claimed he was racially discriminated against by a company because of his name has lost his case.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who claims she was refused flexible working time told an employment tribunal yesterday that she had a miscarriage while suffering work-related stress.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New policy would levy unlimited fines or prison sentences for employers who use illegal immigrant labour”
Home Office, 22nd November 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A finance officer claims she was dismissed by a Christian charity centre because she did not believe in God.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New Testament Church of God v Stewart
Court of Appeal
“An employment tribunal was not required to approach its consideration of the nature of the relationship between a minister and his church with the presumption that there was no intention to create legal relations.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Employers must curb their demands for fixed amounts of experience from job applicants to avoid falling foul of discrimination legislation, an employment law specialist has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“More than one in five of the foreigners cleared to work in security jobs could be illegal immigrants, the Home Secretary admitted amid accusations of ‘blunder, panic and cover-up’ in the Home Office.”
The Independent, 14th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 20-year old woman who lost her job at a London club for being ‘too young’ has won what is thought to be the first age discrimination claim of its kind in the UK. ”
The Times, 12th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“For anyone with a case of mild Facebook addiction, finding the time to squeeze a little work in between messing around online has become one of the great challenges of the 21st-century office. So if you are taking a quiet moment at work to read this online, steal a glance over your shoulder now: an investigation by the Guardian has found that employers are taking an increasingly draconian line on workplace time-wasters.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Most schoolchildren who have Saturday jobs or deliver newspapers in the morning are working illegally, according to a study.”
The Times, 1st November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Agency workers could soon be given the same rights as permanent workers amid signs that the Government is giving in to union demands for greater rights for temporary staff.”
The Times, 29th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New Testament Church of God v Stewart
“An employment tribunal was not required to approach its consideration of the nature of the relationship between a minister and his church with the presumption that there was no intention to create legal relations.”
WLR Daily, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Clergy and other ministers of religion could be entitled to claim the same employment rights as secular employees for the first time after a landmark ruling by the Court of Appeal.”
The Times, 20th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Rastafarians are protected by UK laws that ban workplace discrimination on the grounds of philosophical belief. But a tidy-hair policy does not discriminate against someone with dreadlocks, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
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