P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin (02 Apr 2015)

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New Law

  • Royal Assent for last employment laws before the General Election

Cases Round-Up

  • Holiday pay: WTR 1998 can be read to include commission
  • Unfair dismissal: relevance of admissions
  • Diet-controlled type 2 diabetes is not a disability
  • No discrimination or harassment based on “left-wing democratic socialist” beliefs

Points in Practice

  • Women on boards: FTSE 100 reaches 23.5%
  • Whistleblowing: BIS guidance and code of practice
  • Collective redundancy consultation: Insolvency Service call for evidence