Employment bulletin December 2013

In our final bulletin of 2013, we consider parents’ proposed rights and a variety of cases. We will discuss what’s in store for 2014 at our January breakfast briefing.

We share some tips on making your Christmas party fun without waking up to a legal hangover. Our case round up looks at discrimination, human rights and redundancy.

As Christmas rapidly approaches and the plans for the office party are finalised, have you stopped to consider the legal implications of all the revelry?

Discrimination is a major theme this month both in cases and changes to the law.

Are you up to date with the changes from 29 July? We report on employer-friendly TUPE and disability cases and employee-friendly redundancy and companion cases.

You may wish to hold off sending that termination letter just yet… Redundancy and discrimination feature strongly this month but we also have time for a TUPE case.

Every month the employment team considers the latest employment issues affecting both employers and employees.  Here is our offering for June 2013.

Ian Machray, a partner in the FSP employment team, looks at the changes being made to criminal record checks.

Every month the employment team considers the latest employment issues affecting  both employers and employees.  Here is our offering for May 2013.

Every month the employment group considers the latest employment issues that affect both employers and employees.

Can an employer be held liable for discriminating against an employee on grounds of their weight?  Ian Machray looks at a recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

Every month the employment group considers the latest employment issues that affect both employers and employees.