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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
28 March 2011
What the budget means for employment law
After the speculation the dust has settled on the budget. It is fair to say there was not much there to excite employment lawyers or to free businesses from their burdens. The major change was the announcement that dual discrimination will not come into force. Whilst it is possible to spin this by saying employers will not face these claims and so cut their costs and risks, the reality is that it will not make much difference. Conceptually employees who can bring dual discrimination claims will now be left with no legal protection. However, in practice employees are very likely to bring individual discrimination claims. Therefore, employers will need to defend, settle or otherwise deal with such claims.
17 March 2011
2012 Olympic Games - are employers going to be as flexible as the gymnasts?
On Monday this week, some 6.6 million tickets for the 2012 Olympics went on sale, with a further 2 million tickets for the Paralympics available from 9 September. Lord Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said he was confident the Games would be a sell-out and it is difficult to argue otherwise.
10 March 2011
Commerzbank’s bonus litigation – an exceptional case or one to watch?
There has been widespread press coverage this week of a Court of Appeal decision in the case in which 104 former Dresdner Kleinwort bankers are suing Commerzbank over its decision to lower their bonuses after buying the bank at the height of the financial crisis in 2007.
8 March 2011
Age Discrimination & the Default Retirement Age - Employers Have Only Four Weeks to Issue Retirement Notices Under Current Rules
As of today, employers have only four weeks to issue retirement notices in reliance on the current default retirement age of 65.
8 March 2011
Age Discrimination & the DRA - Employers have only four weeks to issue retirement notices under current rules
For details of our latest ealert on this important topic, and the current position on retiring employees in reliance on the default retirement age before it is abolished on 6 April 2011 (subject to transitional provisions) click here.