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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
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.
3 March 2011
The Operator - Restrictive covenants, a new industry rift?
In this article, we look at the status quo and how operators can live with restrictive covenants, or how they can remove or modify them. We also look in more detail at whether the days of the covenant are now numbered.
3 March 2011
The Operator - Harassment claims arising from staff social events
Operators of licensed premises know better than most the risk of unpleasant incidents happening at work social events. At this time of year, with people returning to work after the Christmas holidays, many employers, in the licensed trade and otherwise, are having to deal with the consequences of some of their staff’s unfortunate actions at Christmas parties.
3 March 2011
Has the ECJ gone too far with it’s ruling on insurance premiums?
With the decision earlier in the week in relation to car insurance in Belgium, ruling that it is unlawful to differentiate between male and female applicants in the setting of premiums, has not the European Court of Justice gone too far on this occasion?