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Eweida & Co: the Decision
Well the judgement is out and you can read it in full here. It’s actually quite readable as these things go. We will be digesting the meaning and implications of the decision for some time to come. In the meantime, on … Continue reading
Employers must justify requiring Christians to work on a Sunday (and why that wasn’t the headline in the Telegraph)
Next Tuesday the European Court of Human Rights rules on the cases of Eweida, Chaplin, Ladele and McFarlane. The case is likely to be quite complicated and I plan to read it very carefully and give it some serious thought … Continue reading
Rights for shares: Responding to the Consultation
Well so far the Chancellor’s new wheeze of letting employees sign away key employment rights in return for some shares in their employer’s business shows no sign of going away. A consultation has been published by BIS and Clause 23 … Continue reading
Eweida v British Airways: let’s stick to the facts
The case of Eweida v British Airways was mentioned in Prime Minister’s questions on 11th July. The Telegraph is reporting that the Prime Minister promised to change the law if she loses her claim before the European Court of Human … Continue reading
Guest Post: Is the ET backlog really a problem? – by Anya Palmer
I’m tremendously pleased to host this guest post from Anya Palmer a barrister from Old Square Chambers. As a leading employment law practitioner Anya is ideally placed to look at the how the press reports the workload of Employment Tribunals … Continue reading
The art of misdirection – what’s really going on with Beecroft?
The brief I’ve given myself in this blog is to look at employment law issues in the news and try to explain ‘what is really going on’. When it’s just a matter of the Telegraph or Daily Mail getting the … Continue reading
The real red-tape challenge – being specific
So I pop off on holiday (lovely, thanks) for a few weeks and all sorts of employment law starts happening. Surely people could have waited until I got back? I have a lot of catching up to do on the … Continue reading
I’ll Be Back
One of the luxuries of self employment is taking long holidays without having to clear it with a manger first. I’m off on my travels now until the end of May and so won’t be likely to update this blog … Continue reading
Forced Retirement: have the press over-egged Seldon?
When I read a paper, I have to confess that I hardly ever read a full article unless I’m particularly interested in it. I’m more likely to scan the headlines and maybe the first couple of paragraphs before I move … Continue reading
