Long term sick absentees from work are a problem. It’s a problem for them, because they’re sat at home generally stressed out about the fact they’ve a job they haven’t seen for months or years – a tie that sometimes can prevent recovery. It’s a problem for the state, which is contributing to their SSP [...]
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The Times reports that Pinsent Masons is the first law firm to enter Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index – meaning that it is one of the top 100 employers for gay people. I actually suspect that homophobic discrimination is fairly low in large law firms, and that Pinsents’ placing is more down to a joint initiative [...] Blogger Head of Legal, who like me must be sad enough to browse case reports that fall outside his area of expertise, comments on the odd result in Richmond Adult Community College v McDougall [2008] EWCA Civ 4. The actual point of construction in this case is reasonable – it confirms that in deciding whether [...] Employment tribunal chairmen are now renamed Employment Judges – a change which highlights the change in philosophy and attitude in the Tribunal, which seems to completely contrast with the changes occuring in the ‘normal’ courts system. The tribunal is supposed to be informal, its procedures pragmatic, and its language accessible. So much so, in fact, that [...] Time for the annual review of financial limits. The two biggies: The cap on a week’s pay when calculating redundancy payments (or the basic award for unfair dismissal) goes up to £330; The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal is raised to £63,000. I’m really not sure if the latter should be retained, especially as the corresponding award in discrimination [...] Consultation, consultation, consultation. The worst crimes imaginable can nip under the radar if you only sit your employees down and talk about how terribly dreadful the situation is, but needs must, and what can we do to make the blow easier? Compulsory collective consultation in redundancy situations involving 20 or more job losses has been [...] Celebrities and the media, who fancy each other so much that the flirting can make you sick, leave me wondering what the truth is. Newspapers are full of lies – “a source close to…” and “close personal friends” rarely exist, but the glitterati have little to moan about given that they court the attention when [...] |
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