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8 Oct 2014

Stress and mental health remain primary reason for days off work

One third of employers are not taking any action to address the issue

8 Oct 2014

Firms should voluntarily carry out equal pay audits

Compliance with new equality measures will see defendant firms obliged to display clean reports, explains Crystal Bolton

1 Oct 2014

Beyond words

Treatment of the term 'best endeavours' and its variants shows that English judges and practitioners are interpreting contract language blindly, argues Kenneth Adams

23 Sept 2014

Government's plans on public sector exit payments under fire

Recovery of public payments labelled 'unclear' and 'ill-conceived' by employment lawyers

15 Sept 2014

Terminating terrors

Julian Acratopulo considers when repudiatory breaches of a contract can lead to termination in light of Valilas v Januzaj

12 Sept 2014

CJEU defines 'arrival time' in the context of flight delay compensation

A summer of woe for European airlines continues as court decides when a flight has landed

10 Sept 2014

European Court of Justice rules on the calculation of holiday pay

UK employers required to include commission in calculating holiday pay for workers

10 Sept 2014

IP/IT update

Susan Singleton considers the changes to ownership of IP rights under the new Intellectual Property Act 2014