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Government accepts independent Low Pay Commission’s recommendations

  The Government has accepted the independent Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations for this year’s National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates.   The following rates will...

06th Nov 2012
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Are unfair references lawful?

It is possible for a reference to be unfair and yet lawful? The Court of Appeal thinks so. In Jackson v Liverpool City Council, the...

06th Nov 2012
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New Employment Rights Blog update

Government’s ‘business-friendly’ approach really means: weakening workers’ rights and making it harder for an average person to get justice against an employer which acts unlawfully...

06th Nov 2012
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TSSA wins £240,000 for airline workers

20 London-based employees of Cyprus Turkish Airlines agreed a £240,000 settlement when they were laid off by the bankrupt airline following intervention of their UK...

06th Nov 2012
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Morrish secures 90-day Protective Award for TSSA members and other redundant Catalis employees

Morrish Solicitors has secured a 90-day Protective Award for TSSA members and other employees made redundant by Catalis on or before 2 July 2010. Nottingham...

06th Nov 2012
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ALMO race discrimination case puts council in the dock

By Rhiannon Bury of Inside Housing, 17 June 2011: An arm’s-length management organisation employee has told an employment tribunal that he faced repeated racial discrimination...

06th Nov 2012
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Ayodele v Compass Group EAT

In the case of Ayodele v Compass Group, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employee’s request to remain in employment after the age...

06th Nov 2012
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Morrish Employment Team advises over 250 in mass redundancy case

The employment rights team at Morrish Solicitors last month advised over 250 employees on the terms of their compromise agreements from a major employer effecting...

06th Nov 2012
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State landed with £3m Jarvis bill

THE 1,200 staff who were sacked without warning by failing rail firm Jarvis are to be awarded more than £3m compensation – more than it...

06th Nov 2012