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News

23 May 2013

Only woman and only justice 'with significant experience of being an employee' Laurence Anstis, an employment...

15 May 2013

'Fundamentally spiritual purpose' of ministers of religion cannot be ignored Methodist ministers are not employees and...

1 May 2013

Abolition 'likely to result in renewed uncertainty' A large majority of businesses are not in favour of repealing a...

Features

17 May 2013 European briefing \| A new approach to disability discrimination Two new ECJ cases demonstrate that the court will adopt a broad approach to discrimination. Sickness itself is not a disability, but it can be a...	28 March 2013 Update \| Employment: controversial reform proposals Its been a controversial few months, with various employment reforms under proposal. Stephen Levinson reports	1 March 2013 Secret talks: government misguided over new ‘protected conversation’ rules The government’s stubbornness in pushing for settlement agreements will only create more uncertainty for employers and staff, says Stephen Levinson
1 February 2013 Treated equally: protecting all volunteers from discrimination The Supreme Court’s invitation to businesses and charities to fight discrimination is at odds with its findings that specialist volunteers are...	18 January 2013 Redefining justification defences in religious discrimination claims Last week’s religious discrimination ruling marks a turning point for human rights in the employment sphere but further clarification is still...	16 November 2012 Do COLPs and COFAs need pre-emptive protection? Any would-be COLP or COFA should pay heed to the Court of Appeal’s decision in Clyde & Co, warns Stephen Levinson