A 2009 employment discrimination case hints at poisonous politics at firm’s heart – The Lawyer
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A 2009 employment discrimination case hints at poisonous politics at firm's heart
The Lawyer … and designed to avoid women and ethnic minorities from bringing any challenge,” claimed Valeria Piovesana in her witness statement to the London Central Employment Tribunal for a case the firm settled in 2009 – “amicably”, she told The Lawyer. |
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Big savings from employment law reform? – bdaily
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Big savings from employment law reform?
bdaily Alan Jones, partner at Averta, a firm which specialises in giving advice to senior executives and professionals, comments proposed changes in employment law. The employment tribunal changes that came into effect on Friday are designed to make it easier … |
Categories: Legal Advice Employment Tribunal Tags: bdaily, Employment, from, Reform, savings
Age discrimination and compulsory retirement in the UK – Seldon v Clarkson … – JD Supra (press release)
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Age discrimination and compulsory retirement in the UK – Seldon v Clarkson …
JD Supra (press release) Due to the general nature of its content, it should not be regarded 1 Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes (A Partnership) [2010] IRLR 865 as legal advice. 2 Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2010] IRLR 619The Employment Tribunal and … Veale Wasbrough Vizards | Indirect discrimination: employee unable to obtain … |
Categories: Legal Advice Employment Tribunal Tags: Clarkson, compulsory, discrimination, press, release, Retirement, Seldon, Supra
The cost of getting recruitment wrong – nebusiness.co.uk
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The cost of getting recruitment wrong
nebusiness.co.uk Just how expensive is highlighted by a recent Employment Tribunal case. Ms Crilly applied for the position of neighbourhood regeneration officer. Applicants were required to have two years' relevant paid experience gained within the last five years. |
Categories: Legal Advice Employment Tribunal Tags: cost, Getting, nebusiness.co.uk, recruitment, wrong
Bleasdale’s £12m tribunal case begins – Recruiter
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Bleasdale's £12m tribunal case begins
Recruiter Former executive chairman and founder of Healthcare Locums Kate Bleasdale's £12m claim for damages against her former company, and a number of former colleagues began at an Employment Tribunal yesterday. Bleasdsale, who was dismissed by HCL on 11 March … |
Categories: Legal Advice Employment Tribunal Tags: begins, Bleasdale's, case, Recruiter, Tribunal, £12m
Live justice live blog: day one – The Guardian (blog)
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Live justice live blog: day one
The Guardian (blog) You can also get good advice from Citizens Advice – its website has a really good guide to dealing with problems at work, right through to taking a case to an employment tribunal. Acas is another good place to turn. It offers advice online and over the … |
Categories: Legal Advice Employment Tribunal Tags: blog, Guardian, Justice, Live
Whitehall lawyer’s nanny ‘beaten and kept as a slave for four years’ – Daily Mail
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Whitehall lawyer's nanny 'beaten and kept as a slave for four years'
Daily Mail Miss Das – who now lives in Southampton – then spent many months seeking legal advice but was 'hindered by administrative delays'. This initially saw her file an original Employment Tribunal action 42 days late which was ruled out of time. |
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Business Clinic: How to deal with under-performance – Telegraph.co.uk
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Business Clinic: How to deal with under-performance
Telegraph.co.uk However, I'm scared of sacking him as I'm terrified of wasting time and money on an employment tribunal – I'm told I need to go through a confusing and demoralising exercise of evidence collecting and a series of warnings before we can safely part … |
Categories: Legal Advice Employment Tribunal Tags: Business, CLINIC, Deal, Telegraph.co.uk, underperformance
Cops bully gay officer – Skyport Heathrow
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Cops bully gay officer
Skyport Heathrow The 33-year-old, who had been with the police for 10 years, won his case at Reading Employment Tribunal, which announced its ruling last week. The tribunal found he had been the subject of racist and homophobic comments by fellow officers and police … |
Government Corrects Compromise Agreement Clause – DiversityLink
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Government Corrects Compromise Agreement Clause
DiversityLink This could have permitted an employment tribunal to strike down an agreement written by a claimant's own solicitor as non-compliant, and allow a case to be heard. The Law Society's own advice states that this has occurred "in analogous cases under the … |
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