There are currently 20 million people aged 50 and over in the UK and the figure is expected to reach 27 million by 2030.
On 1 October 2006, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations came into effect. This legislation makes it unlawful to...
A firefighter who was injured trying to save a man's life has had an appeal against his compensation award rejected by the Court of Appeal.
John Pennington, a Surrey firefighter, was injured when attending a serious road accident...
Asbestos-related diseases are thought to have caused more than 4,000 deaths last year in the UK, whilst many other people presented with the first symptoms of illness caused by exposure to asbestos. One of the worst diseases associated with asbestos is...
A woman who cut herself whilst using a knife at work has been awarded compensation because ongoing training in the use of knives was not provided by her employer.
The claimant regularly used a fish knife to open tied bags at...
Restrictive covenants (clauses which are normally found in contracts of employment and partnership agreements, which restrict the right of a person to compete with his or her firm) have always been a difficult area of law.
The courts are able to...
The Work and Families Act introduces measures intended to give more choice to families attempting to balance work and caring responsibilities. It imposes significant new obligations on employers.
The period of statutory maternity...
The Government is keen to promote alternative ways of settling workplace disputes.
Since October 2004, employers and employees have been required to follow statutory minimum procedures to make sure that disputes are discussed at work. Not only...
Compensation has been awarded in two separate cases concerning members of cycling clubs. One cyclist was killed and the other injured.
Rod Robinson was killed after being involved in an accident with a car, whilst cycling with...
A compromise agreement is an agreement made between an employer and an employee who is having their contract of employment terminated. It sets out the terms under which the termination will take place and contains a provision that the employee will receive a...
In a case which involving an 'ex-parrot', a man has won a six-year battle for damages after contracting a rare disease from a parrot. Glyn Atherton, 35, had been working as an assistant manager at a branch of Do It All in Nottingham when he contracted...
According to research by the Risk Advisory Group, more than half of CVs submitted by job applicants contain lies or inaccuracies. These range from gaps in employment history to false claims regarding qualifications and failure to mention fraud committed...
HMRC announced on 29 Jan that the rates payable for car fuel (where a mileage rate is paid to company car users for business travel) was to be reduced from 1 February 2007.
The mileage rates are payable when an employee uses a...
