Monthly Archives: July 2008

Registrars – Religious Discrimination claim

***EDIT – I’ve now been pointed towards the full judgment, available here. So much of what appears below can be disregarded! Please read the the new post here!*** Thanks to Family Lore for noticing that Christian marriage registrar Lillian Ladele … Continue reading

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No legal advice privilege for non-lawyers

I like to bang on about employment law provision by non-lawyers, and the case of Howes v. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council [2008] UKEAT brings up a problem that will no doubt be raised again as the range of providers … Continue reading

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Compromise agreements – relevant adviser

Compromise agreements, which are a vital tool in dispute resolution, come with some sensible safeguards. To be valid in compromising employment rights they must be in writing, set out the claims which are being compromised, and the employee must have … Continue reading

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Nothing stands still…

Reading John Hutton’s speech delivered just six weeks ago or so the following appears: Prioritising more jobs over new laws If not major new regulation, then what? Government’s role is to facilitate … conversation – not always to mandate either … Continue reading

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Successful National Minimum Wage prosecution

David Jackson and Pauline Smout, butchers from Sheffield, are the first employers to be successfully prosecuted under s31(1) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 – which means that they refused or wilfully neglected to remunerate their workers. Previous prosecutions … Continue reading

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TUPE Service Provision Changes – ‘split’ transfers

TUPE 2006 still hasn’t produced much caselaw on service provision changes, but one thorny point has been helped by the case of Kimberley Group Housing Ltd v. Hambley & Ors (UK) Ltd [2008] which deals with ‘split’ service provision. By … Continue reading

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New hosting, new look

In my quest for continual self-improvement I’ve now moved this site onto its own server. What does this mean? Well, hopefully it’ll let me make this site what I want it to be – and you’ll see some exciting new … Continue reading

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