Human Rights Act Applies to Social Landlord The Human Rights Act 1998 applies only to public bodies, so where a claim under the Act is made, it is first necessary to ascertain whether the organisation against which the claim…
Debt Collectors - Better Protection for Consumers Rogue debt collectors face tough new rules in a Government bid to improve consumer protection in this contentious area. This is because of changes to the Consumer Credit Act 2006 (CCA) which have…
Dealing with Data Loss The loss of personal data is a regrettably common occurrence. Any organisation which knowingly suffers a loss of data on its customers, suppliers or members (e.g. employees) needs to consider carefully what action to take…
A covenant can either represent a commitment to do something or a commitment not to do something. In either case, the party faced with a breach of the covenant has a range of options available to them for obtaining a…
Employers who are making employees redundant and intending to use compromise agreements should note that from 6 April 2011 the operation of PAYE changes in relation to payments made after an employee has been issued with their P45. From…
Employers are reminded that the Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Provisions) Regulations 2011 come into force on 6 April 2011. This means that the last date on which an employer can lawfully notify an employee of a retirement dismissal…
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that an individual cannot bring a discrimination claim based on an advertisement for a job they had no interest in taking. There can be no discrimination where the advert has not had any…
The Government has confirmed that the ‘Default Retirement Age’ (DRA) will be abolished in order to give people more choice as to when they stop working. Currently, the DRA enables employers to make staff retire at 65, regardless of…
What is TUPE? TUPE is an acronym for the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. Where TUPE applies, employees automatically transfer from one employer to another with their terms of employment and continuity of service intact. When does…
Prior to the introduction of the Equality Act 2010, the position on discrimination by association was inconsistent across the various strands of discrimination law and far from clear. For example, the wording of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA)…
