Employment

Articles

11 Jun 2013

Divinity and dismissal

PJ Kirby QC considers the impact of Preston on employment status

16 Apr 2013

'Silence is golden' on employment law, professor tells Cable

'Very unlikely' longer qualifying period for dismissal claims has created jobs

5 Apr 2013

Blood in the water

Following the story of a youth worker saving children from a shark while signed off work sick, Murray Grant asks how easy is it to dismiss someone signed off with work-related stress under such circumstances

28 Mar 2013

Update | Employment: controversial reform proposals

Its been a controversial few months, with various employment reforms under proposal. Stephen Levinson reports

8 Mar 2013

Delivering on parental rights

Jo McCarthy looks at changes coming into effect for parents in 2015 and asks whether it will leave employers needing postnatal support

1 Mar 2013

Secret talks: government misguided over new 'protected conversation' rules

The government's stubbornness in pushing for settlement agreements will only create more uncertainty for employers and staff, says Stephen Levinson

1 Feb 2013

Treated equally: protecting all volunteers from discrimination

The Supreme Court's invitation to businesses and charities to fight discrimination is at odds with its findings that specialist volunteers are not protected by anti-discrimination legislation, say Declan O'Dempsey and Olivia-Faith Dobbie

10 Jan 2013

Christian care worker can be required to work on Sundays

Ruling sets the scene for ECtHR verdict next week