3 September 2010 | Michael Oberwarth
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the British Chambers of Commerce have co-published a new guide to help small and medium-sized businesses comply with equal pay legislation.
This guide,...
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27 August 2010 | Michael Oberwarth
A consultation paper on the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010 has been launched by the Government Equalities Office.
Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, which received Royal...
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16 August 2010 | Michael Oberwarth
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills has launched a consultation on the future of the right of employees to request time off from work to train.
This right is quite new, having only been...
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23 July 2010 | Rebecca Fox
In Associated Foreign Exchange Ltd v International Foreign Exchange (UK) Ltd and another, the High Court held that there was insufficient evidence that a restriction of 12 months went no further than was...
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16 July 2010 | Krishna Santra
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6 July 2010 | Michael Delaney
the 1st October 2011, the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 are due to come into force. The time between publication of the final Regulations and them coming into force was intended to give recruitment agencies...
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24 March 2010 | Bob Fahy
The case of a council worker who was harassed and then sacked for blowing the whistle on the Council’s management provides some useful lessons for businesses that have to deal with allegations from employees...
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4 March 2010 | Krishna Santra
On 7 March, we will find out if James Cameron will become “King of the World” again and whether his film Avatar will emulate the same success as Titanic, 12 years ago. Yet again James Cameron is at...
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1 March 2010 | Krishna Santra
"The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully…"
Jim Rohn (Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn)
It has been an interesting week at No....
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11 February 2010 | Krishna Santra
There has been much debate over the release of Munir Hussain, who was jailed for harming an intruder who attacked him and his family.
That case regarded protecting one’s family and home. What happens...
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