May 2017

When taking over other companies or contracts from other businesses it’s important to be sure of the liabilities that may apply under TUPE – the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981.

A finance company has succeeded in using its employment contracts to prevent competition from a former employee for a set period.

The Supreme Court has provided two rulings that help clarify the law on indirect discrimination in the workplace.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a decision by several police forces to oblige some of their older officers to retire was not age discrimination as it was the only way to reduce staffing levels following budget cuts.

Thousands of large companies and organisations now have to publish their gender pay gap figures as part of the government’s drive to reduce the pay differential between men and women.