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Abolishing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Darren Newman

I love a State Opening! I am an absolute sucker for a man in tights carrying a stick with a Cap of Maintenance on the end even though no-one seems very sure why he is doing that. I also like … Continue reading →

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The Future of Agency Workers

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Darren Newman

Labour’s manifesto promised that the new Government  will introduce legislation on employment law within 100 days. I’m not sure if the clock is ticking yet. Did they mean 100 days from the election or 100 days from the King’s Speech on … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Plans for Employment Law – Other Stuff

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Darren Newman

I’ve now written three posts setting out Labour’s plans for employment law set out in its document “Labour’s Plans to Make Work Pay”. I’ve looked at trade union law, individual employment rights and equality and family-related issues. Ahead of the … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Plans for Equality Law

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Darren Newman

Labour’s policy document published at the beginning of the election campaign – “Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay” –  has so much detail in it that I have already written about it in two posts. The first looked at trade union … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Plans for Employment Rights

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Darren Newman

In my last post I looked at the new measures Labour is proposing in the field of trade union law. In this post I am going to look at individual employment rights, with proposals on discrimination and family-based rights coming … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Plans for Trade Union Law

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Darren Newman

I refuse to believe that Sharon Graham, General Secretary of the Unite the union is genuinely unhappy about Labour’s plans for employment law. An updated plan was published by the Labour party on Friday and she was reported as saying … Continue reading →

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Will Labour Ban Zero-Hours Contracts?

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Darren Newman

(UPDATED) I’m spending an increasing amount of my time looking towards the next Labour Government and what it will mean for employment law. If the polls are right, it is going to be an exciting time to be an employment … Continue reading →

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Religious discrimination and “The Color Purple”

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Darren Newman

The EAT has just handed down a decision in the case of Omooba v (1) Michael Garrett Associates Ltd (2) Leicester Theatre Trust and I am worried about its implications. It seems to suggest that an employer can legitimately cave … Continue reading →

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Is the Menopause a disability?

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Darren Newman

The front page of the Times on Thursday carried the headline: Respect the menopause or be sued for disability discrimination, firms told Employers could be sued for disability discrimination if they fail to make “reasonable adjustments” for menopausal women such … Continue reading →

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Indirect discrimination – squandering our Brexit freedoms?

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Darren Newman

The Sunday Telegraph reports concern among Tory MPs that Rishi Sunak is “squandering Brexit Freedoms by approving more EU rules”. The headline refers to new Regulations amending the Equality Act 2010. With its usual calm understatement when dealing with discrimination … Continue reading →

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