Legal Updates 2011

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Age tops average awards in discrimination claims

20 September 2011

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8 September 2011

Treatment based on how behaviour ‘appeared’ was not discrimination

Constable Aitken (A) was found to have a tendency to binge drink and was also diagnosed as having anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)....

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8 September 2011

Finding of direct disability discrimination impossible on the facts

Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, ‘direct disability’ discrimination occurs where a disabled person, with the same abilities as a non-disabled person, is treated less...

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8 September 2011

No entitlement to wages where remanded in custody

Mr Burns was arrested and charged with 13 criminal offences. He was remanded in custody for six months pending trial. During that period, Santander did...

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22 August 2011

Suitability relates to the individual

In Bird v Stoke-on-Trent Primary Care Trust, the EAT confirmed that when judging whether a job is a suitable alternative to being made redundant, the...

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22 August 2011

Correct test for disregarding contractual terms

In Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher and others, the Supreme Court held that courts should look outside the written terms of a contract to determine what...

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22 August 2011

New website to help vulnerable workers

The TUC has launched a new website to help people find out more about their basic rights at work, from the National Minimum Wage, to...

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Rise in demand for Acas to resolve disputes

22 August 2011

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22 August 2011

Employers told to get set for Olympics

With a year to go until the Olympics Acas has issued guidance to employers on getting the best from their staff and avoiding absence during...

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22 August 2011

Non-regulatory approaches before legislating

The CBI and the EEF have published reports urging the Government to consider non-regulatory approaches before any additional legislation is introduced in the employment domain...

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28 July 2011

Request must be considered in good faith

In Compass Group plc v Ayodele the EAT held that the statutory retirement procedure can be breached where requests to work on beyond retirement are...

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No right to legal representation at disciplinary hearing

28 July 2011

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