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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.

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14 May 2012

Sunday trading restrictions suspended for the Olympic Games

The Olympic and Paralympic Games are almost upon us and, as reported in this year’s budget (see March 2012 LAWmail) the government has introduced legislation to relax Sunday trading laws in England and Wales for the Olympic period.[...]
23 March 2012

Overseas worker wins right to raise unfair dismissal claim in the UK

The Supreme Court has delivered a judgment which extends the right to raise unfair dismissal proceedings in the UK to overseas workers in particular circumstances. [...]
16 February 2012

Diamond Jubilee public holiday- to give or not to give?

The Government announced way back in May 2010 that Tuesday 5 th June 2012 will be a special public holiday for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.[...]
20 January 2012

LAW’s Donald MacKinnon interviewed on catholic midwives case

The case concerns two midwives at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow who, following an internal change to procedure for patients undergoing terminations, were required to supervise the care of abortion patients on maternity wards.[...]
08 December 2011

Judge too old insists ageing rocker

A 60-year-old musician from New York at the centre of an age discrimination lawsuit is attempting to get the judge handling his case replaced because he's too old.[...]
18 October 2011

Required to remain on call during rest breaks – A contravention of the Working Time Regulations?

Under the Working Time Regulations employees who are working more than 6 hours at a stretch, are entitled to an uninterrupted 20 minutes rest break.[...]