Employment

  • Consultation on Draft Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance

    The Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 , which require employers and employees to operate statutory minimum disciplinary, dismissal and grievance procedures were intended to give those involved the chance to settle...

  • The Employment Status of Agency Workers

    Under the Employment Rights Act 1996 , protection against unfair dismissal is only afforded to employees. For this reason, the exact employment status of an agency worker is often at issue in the courts. ...

  • Unfair Dismissal and Polkey Reductions

    Under section 98A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), if an employer fails to follow the correct procedure in relation to the dismissal of an employee, this will not by itself make the employer's action unreasonable if he can demonstrate that he would...

  • Age Discrimination Checklist

    The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 , which came into force on 1 October 2006, aim to achieve equal treatment in employment and vocational training to eradicate discrimination on the grounds of age. Under the...

  • Disability Discrimination - Normal Day-to-Day Activities

     Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), a person has a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment which has a long-term substantial adverse effect on their normal day-to-day activities. The...

  • TUPE Regulations 2006

    The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) apply to any size of business and protect the employment rights of employees when their employer changes as a result of the relevant transfer of a business or a part of one....

  • Employers Warned to Take Hearing Damage Seriously

    The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID), the charity which represents 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK, has joined with the TUC in issuing a warning to employers and employees to take the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005...

  • In Brief - Advice on Occupational Asthma

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) estimates that each year between 1,500 and 3,000 people in Great Britain develop occupational asthma. The number rises to 7,000 cases a year if asthma made worse by work is taken into account. The cost to society is...