Employment

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Employment tribunal changes 'will reduce claims'

Lawyers disagree over employer-friendly approach

Fire away

Doubling the qualifying period for the right to claim unfair dismissal and introducing tribunal fees will not help businesses – it will only deprive employees of their rights and make it easier for employers to sack them, says Anya Palmer

Osborne confirms increase in qualification period for unfair dismissal claims

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed an increase in the qualification period for unfair dismissal claims from one to two years in a speech to the Conservative party conference today. The change will come into force on 6 April 2012.

Mosley to fight on for prior-notification requirement

Max Mosley will continue to push for changes to privacy laws after failing to have his case against News of the World and the UK heard by the grand chamber of the European Court of Human Rights.

Update: health and safety

Zahra Nanji explores several cases on employers' duties

Further accommodation for religious conscience is unacceptable, says society

The Equality and Human Rights Commission should not intervene in the European Court of Human Rights in support of claimants in religious discrimination cases, a leading not-for-profit equality organisation has said.

Update: immigration

Jane Coker considers cases on students appealing points based system decisions and takes a look at rights of appeal

Conveyancing, family and private client dominate legal complaints

Conveyancing, family and private client work dominated the complaints investigated by the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) in the first six months since it opened in October 2010.