Employment - September 2007
This month’s edition includes articles on: Age
discrimination – recent cases; employment law issues arising from
social networking; extending probationary periods and forthcoming
legislation, including the Racial & Religious Hatred Act
2006 and the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act
2006.
Age discrimination – Recent cases
Paul McFarlane provides a summary of recent cases
on Age discrimination. The cases include a low award for a
discriminatory retirement; a “Heyday”- based case struck out; and
an employee fairly dismissed following invalid request to work
beyond 65. Paul
McFarlane discusses a number of recent cases on Age
discrimination.
Facebook - Employers’ friend or foe?
With so many social networking websites available
on the internet such as MySpace, Bebo and Facebook, many employers
are faced with the dilemma of either imposing a total ban on use of
such websites or providing employees with access to the website
during their lunch break. Laura Kearsley explores the employment issues arising
from social networking.
Extending probationary periods
In Przybylska v Modus Telecom
Limited,the EAT indicated that in order for an
employer to effectively extend an employee's probationary period,
it needs to be done in accordance with the terms of the
contract. Paul McFarlane comments on the case of
Przybylska v Modus Telecom Limited.
Legislation pipeline
Weightmans maintains a regularly updated
schedule of forthcoming employment-related
legislation. Paul McFarlane provides a
summary of forthcoming legislation, including the Racial &
Religious Hatred Act 2006 and the Immigration, Asylum and
Nationality Act 2006.
This update does not attempt to provide a full analysis of those
matters with which it deals and is provided for general information
purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice and
should not be treated as a substitute for legal advice. Weightmans
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