P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin

Topics covered in this bulletin:

Client Seminars

• Equality Act 2010
• Pensions Update

New Law

• phasing out the default retirement age: consultation paper published
• Equality Act 2010: EHRC guidance
• Bribery Act 2010: implementation
• consultation on right to request time off to train
• consultation on revision of FSA Remuneration Code

Cases Round-up

• age discrimination: objective justification for compulsory retirement age
• TUPE (1): ETO reason affecting part of the workforce
• TUPE (2): collective agreements
• comparators in disability related and direct discrimination claims
• equal pay (1): TUPE
• equal pay (2): Unsociable hours

And finally... Britain’s Got Talent

Rebecca Hardy (professional support lawyer)