Weekly issue 113

News in brief

The Government has just published guidance on how to help departments encourage contractors to provide skills training and apprenticeships in all publicly let contracts.

Breach of trust

The law states that employers must allow employees to be represented by a colleague or trade union representative at a disciplinary hearing.

Narrow view

The House of Lords decided last year in a disability discrimination claim to do with housing that the comparator in disability-related claims should be very narrow.