March news

In the news…

Here’s £10,000 – come back next year

City law firms are offering graduate recruits up to £10,000 to stay away from the office for a year.
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Creative approaches help to ‘limit damage’
according to CIPD

The KPMG/CIPD Labour Market Outlook survey shows that the increasing use of flexible approaches to avoiding redundancy are taking hold (see white paper ‘Surviving the Downturn’ November 2008).
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Cheltenham Council sue ex Managing Director
for £1m

Christine Laird, former Managing Director of Cheltenham Borough Council, is being sued by her ex-employers for ‘fraudulent or negligent misrepresentation’ in the High Court over an alleged failure to disclose her medical history at recruitment.
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Holiday pay accrues whilst on long-term sick leave, EU rules

The ECJ has ruled that those on long-term sick leave continue to accrue their full statutory holiday entitlement, effectively making employers liable for extra salary to compensate for the holiday that they were prevented from taking during their illness.
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Recruitment answers in the stars

Salzburg, an Austrian insurance firm, has advertised in their National Press for staff born under the signs of Leo, Aries, Taurus, Capricorn and Aquarius.
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Legal update

Religious discrimination

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Narrow interpretation of Discrimination laws

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Limits on TUPE consultation

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