Author Archives: Usefully Employed

Unfair Dismissal – Burden of Proof

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Usefully Employed

My earlier assurances that my blogging wouldn’t be interrupted by work have been shown to be completely hollow – over two weeks have passed since my last post. And it’s not even as if there’s been nothing to report. Favourite … Continue reading →

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Usefully (Self)-Employed

Posted on April 5, 2008 by Usefully Employed

I have now started pupillage. It’s early days, but it seems as though it was the right decision. In deference to the quality blogs and other sites out there that talk about pupillage, and (I admit) because it makes me … Continue reading →

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Law in the 21st Century

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Usefully Employed

The Law21 blog, and this post in particular, should be compulsory reading for any member of the British legal profession. The focus on new provision of legal services tends to concentrate on work for individuals – divorces, probate, and so … Continue reading →

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Affirmative Inaction

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Usefully Employed

This is an interesting viewpoint (by Brian Cox on the Guardian’s Comment is Free site) on discrimination and “affirmative action” – a name I don’t like, although the term “positive discrimination” is no better. It highlights the issue of what exactly … Continue reading →

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Na zdrowie!

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Usefully Employed

It’s been a while – apologies. The reason for my absence was a holiday to Wrocław. It is a beautiful city and I recommend it to you. The trip was also my first to Eastern Europe – Prague, Krakow and … Continue reading →

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Sex Discrimination & IVF

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Usefully Employed

Head of Legal gives some interesting commentary on an ECJ case which states that adverse treatment of a woman undergoing IVF treatment constitutes discrimination contrary to the Equal Treatment Directive – Mayr v Flöckner. I won’t repeat what HoL says, … Continue reading →

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Minimum Wage Hike

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Usefully Employed

From 1 October 2008, the adult minimum wage rate (for workers aged 22 or over) will increase from £5.52 to £5.73 an hour. At the same time the Youth Development Rate (for workers aged 18 to 21) will rise from … Continue reading →

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About Me

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Usefully Employed

I’ve updated the About Me section on the blog. It still doesn’t give much away. Time was that I’d be the type to put up pictures, but softly softly seems the order of the day now.

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Camp banter

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Usefully Employed

Mr English went to a boarding school and lived in Brighton. This, perhaps with the odd camp mannerism, was enough to draw tired and predictable jokes from his workmates. His claim of harassment under the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations … Continue reading →

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Agency Workers

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Usefully Employed

A neat summary of the situation at present: The question of whether a claimant in an unfair dismissal case is or is not an employee within the meaning of the 1996 Act is increasingly litigated before employment tribunals in unfair … Continue reading →

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