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CAN THE SYSTEM CATCH UP WITH THE LIKES OF JOHN BERRY?

19th November 2010

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has just dismissed four appeals from John Berry against recruitment agencies and employers. All four Respondents had posted job adverts requesting “school leavers” or “recent Graduates”. Mr John Berry, age 54, claimed that he had been discriminated against because of his age by these adverts even though he failed to […]

Networking and time

29th October 2010

I was invited to give a talk last night at the Edinburgh Curry Club and for various reasons which I won’t bore you with, there was a bit of a change on the topic of discussion late yesterday afternoon. Instead of my plan, I spoke about a whistle blowing case that I dealt with for […]

Has the European Parliament heard of the worldwide recession?

22nd October 2010

The European Parliament has voted in favour of amendments to the EU Pregnant Workers Directive (No.92/85). One of the most notable changes is the introduction of 20 weeks’ maternity leave on full pay (with some exceptions). Do not amend your contracts and staff handbook, or sack all your female employees of child bearing age (which, […]

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