FORTHCOMING LEGISLATION In general, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills introduces legislative changes twice a year ? April and October. We provide an overview of the main changes effective for the next six months from April 2010.
IT’S CRIMINAL We look at a case in which the Court has said that the 1997 Protection from Harassment Act can be used to tackle workplace harassment, but made clear that the conduct has to be “oppressive and unacceptable” and sustain criminal liability.
LET ME GO Although the law requires employers to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees in certain circumstances, we look at a case which said that employers do not have to make them if they could not have known the disability would have a specific effect on the employee.
IN BRIEF Parents of children due on or after 3 April 2011 will be able to take advantage of new legislation announced recently by the Government.
Click the link to read more - Employment Law Update – March 2010
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