News & commentary On this page you will find the latest news on employment law, HR and health & safety matters. They are updated regularly and you will find new content here on a weekly basis. Latest news & commentary 15 May 2012 London Olympic Games 2012 – Call-up of reserve forces to aid security Over 2,000 members of the Volunteer Reserve Forces - the Territorial Army, the Reserve Air Forces, the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Marines Reserve - face being called up to assist with security at the forthcoming Olympic Games. [...] News Richard Woods Employment law 23 March 2012 Government “Call for Evidence” on compensated no-fault dismissals As part of its strategy for overhauling employment laws, the Government has issued a consultation paper asking employers for their views on whether the law concerning dismissal should be changed.[...] News Richard Woods Employment law 25 January 2012 Employee makes a grave error An employee from Brookville, Pennsylvania has made a fatal error by trying to get away with an unauthorised absence from work by pretending that his mother had died.[...] News Richard Woods Employment law 04 January 2012 Employment Law: what to expect in 2012 With the holiday season over and our thoughts turning to losing the holiday weight, we at Law at Work thought it would be useful to remind you about what we expect to be happening in the world of employment law in 2012. [...] News Richard Woods Employment law 09 September 2011 ACAS publishes social networking guidance for employers ACAS has recently released a new research paper on the effects of social networking websites on employer/employee relationships.[...] News Richard Woods Employment law 22 August 2011 Redundancy - adjustments to selection criteria for disabled employees It is a fundamental principle of a fair redundancy process that clear and measureable criteria are put in place when deciding who from a pool of potentially redundant employees should be selected. [...] News Richard Woods Redundancy 21 June 2011 EAT approaches dismissal on capability grounds in the same way as conduct dismissal cases In DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd v Doolan t he EAT confirmed that the decision to dismiss in capability cases is essentially one for management and not for the employee’s doctor.[...] News Richard Woods Employment law 01 April 2011 Retirement Further to the article on the new retirement regime in February’s LAWmail, the Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age) Regulations 2011 have been published and we now have more details about how the abolition of the default retirement age will work in practice.[...] News Richard Woods Employment law 01