EMPLOYING FOREIGN WORKERS If you want to employ people from outside the UK, you have to first ensure that they are allowed to work here. We provide an overview of the rules governing the employment of foreign workers.
LONG SERVICE Employers do not have to justify a difference in pay between men and women if it is due to a length of service award. We look at a case that said that employers do, however, have to justify using length of service as a criterion in the first place.
CLIMATE CHANGE The religion or belief regulations include ‘philosophical’ beliefs. We look at a case in which the court concluded that a belief in man-made climate change could constitute a ‘philosophical belief’ for the purposes of the regulations.
IN BRIEF Under new rules agreed recently by EU ministers, parents will have the right to longer parental leave. We outline the main provisions.
Click the link to read more – Employment Law Update – January 2010