Non gay man taunted about being gay
An employer was found to have acted unlawfully in subjecting an employee to taunts from fellow employees about being gay even though he was not gay.
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Roller shutter doors – HSE Best Practice Guide
As a result of investigating a number of serious incidents including deaths, the HSE have endorsed a publication by the Door and Hardware Federation.
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Skin exposure risks at work
Employers have a legal duty to carry out a risk assessment of skin exposure from hazardous substances.
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Holiday entitlement is earned while workers are off sick
In a recent European Court of Justice ruling it was held holiday entitlement does accrue while an employee is on sick leave.
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HSE Guidance on Vehicle Spray Bottles
The HSE have published new guidelines on the use of spray bottles, their commissioning and checking/maintenance.
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When can a car be rejected?
The retailer claimed it was too long to reject but the Court decided otherwise.
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Not Age Discrimination if requirement for qualification
61 year old employee was rejected for the top salary grade because he didn’t have a law degree.
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Length of service criteria discriminatory BUT could be objectively justified
In a redundancy matrix, to give points for long service confers a benefit on the employee and therefore gains exemption
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Wearing of religious jewellery – discrimination
This draws attention to the difference between religion/belief discrimination and other aspects of illegal discrimination such as sex, race, age and sexual orientation.
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Five top tips for managing sickness absence
These tips will help you be transparent and objective when it comes to sickness absence
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Points based system (PBS) for migrant workers suffering delays
As was predicted there has been a bottle neck in applications with, nearly 40% have been forced to wait more than four weeks for a response.
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Change to law on negligence – check contract terms
If a customer breaks down abroad the law of that foreign country will take precedence
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