Tag Archives: maternity leave

New (and rather modest) proposals on pregnancy and redundancy

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

On a dull and extended train ride home last night I was perked up by a report that the Government was extending the rights of pregnant women. The report from the BBC (based on this Government press release) says: The … Continue reading →

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The Myth of Gold-Plating

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Gold-plating is such a clever term – I wish I’d thought of it. In the employment law context it refers to over-implementing EU rules so that the UK law is more burdensome than it needs to be. When a set … Continue reading →

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