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The government has announced further amendments to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, to stengthen the protection available to whistleblowers.

Barclays redundancies

Last month, 9,000 staff in the investment banking arm of Barclays received an email informing them that a consultation had

Race discrimination award of £420k upheld by the Court

In London Borough of Hackney v Natasha Sivanandan [2013] EWCA Civ 22, a qualified barrister, Natasha Sinvanandan, has had her

Compromise agreements: could your organisation be writing a blank cheque for the legal costs incurred by ex-employees?

In the case of Andrew Coulson v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1547, the Court of Appeal ordered

Religious discrimination – landmark decision

A Christian woman has won her religious discrimination case in relation to her wearing a cross at work. In the

Employment status – is a lapdancer an employee?

No, says the Court of Appeal in Stringfellow Restaurants Ltd v Quashie. Ms Quashie was a lap-dancer at Stringfellows. She

Is a lap-dancer an employee?

In the case of Stringfellow Restaurants Ltd v Quashie 2012, the Court of Appeal held that a lap-dancer was not

Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination

Our factsheet on pregnancy and maternity discrimination can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. Factsheet_Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination_Rahman

Banker redundancies

The Guardian reports that Major banks have announced about 160,000 job cuts since early last year and with more layoffs

Holiday pay not limited to basic pay – ELA Article: British Airways v Williams & others

Jahad Rahman comments on the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of British Airways Plc v Williams &

Partners and LLP members are not ‘workers’

The Court of Appeal has overturned a controversial ruling which had suggested that partners and members of a limited liability

Age discrimination

European Commission v Hungary, case C-286/12 In European Commission v Hungary, the Court of Justice of the European Union held

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