EQUAL PAY We provide an overview of the current law on equal pay, including an outline of the relevant provisions of the Equality Act.
BABY TAX The rules governing statutory maternity pay state that women must have stopped work for a pregnancy-related reason by the time they give notice of when they want it to start. A court has just said that women can still comply with that rule even if they stopped work for some other reason.
RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE When deciding whether it was reasonable for an employer to dismiss an employee, the Court of Appeal has said that it would depend on the employer’s belief and knowledge at the time of dismissal.
IN BRIEF We provide an outline of the changes to employment law announced by the government last month.
Click on the link to read more: Employment Law Update – April 2011
