P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin

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Topics covered in this bulletin:

New Publication

  • maximum awards for unfair dismissal (from 6 April 2014)

Cases Round-Up

  • post-employment victimisation IS prohibited by the Equality Act 2010
  • whistleblowing: disclosure of “information” and causation
  • part-time workers rights only accrue from 7th April 2000
  • “flights of escapism” which led to inappropriate internet use did not amount to a disability

Points in Practice

  • shared parental leave: draft regulations published
  • statutory discrimination questionnaires to be abolished from 6th April 2014
  • employee shareholder BIS guidance updated