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Christmas and New Year Office Closure

01-Dec-2011 / Employment Law Advocates / Comments Off

Our office will be closing for the holiday period at 12.00pm on Friday 23rd December 2011 and will reopen again until 10.00am on Tuesday 3rd January 2012. Advocates will be mostly unavailable but may have intermittent access to email or telephone during this period. If you are an existing client, please contact your Advocate directly by email or telephone. If you are a new client or are seeking advice, please email info@employmentlawadvocates.com or complete the enquiry form on our Contact Us page ...

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Right to legal representation

30-Jun-2011 / James Medhurst / No Comments

An important decision was handed down by the Supreme Court yesterday when it overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal in R (on the application of G) v The Governors of X School. A teacher had been dismissed for an offence which was likely to lead him to be added to a list of people barred from working with children. Although the authority which maintained the list would make a decision independently of the school, an adverse finding by the school would ...

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WEBINAR – Age Discrimination: Where Are We Now?

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Webinar Age Discrimination - Where Are We Now? If you missed James Medhurst's live webinar on 23 June, the recording is still available for you to view via the CLT Professional website. Visit http://www.clt.co.uk/WebinarDisplay/1692462/1070 The webinar lasts 1.5 hours, is worth 1.5 CPD Points and covers the following: Direct age discrimination Indirect age discrimination Harassment and victimisation The changes brought by the Equality Act The abolition of the Default Retirement Age European law developments It also includes a review of the following cases that have defined this area of law: London Borough of ...

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WEBINAR – Age Discrimination: Where Are We Now?

09-Jun-2011 / James Medhurst / No Comments

Webinar Age Discrimination - Where Are We Now? Thursday 23 June 2011 1.00pm - 2.30pm Join James Medhurst for a 1.5 hour webinar considering the changes to the landscape of the age discrimination. You will learn about: Direct age discrimination Indirect age discrimination Harassment and victimisation The changes brought by the Equality Act The abolition of the Default Retirement Age European law developments This includes a review of the following cases that have defined this area of law: London Borough of Towers Hamlets v Wooster Homer v West Yorkshire Police Rolls Royce v Unite Seldon v ...

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