Weekly issue 115

News in Brief

The Government has just published a consultation document seeking views from interested parties about the implications of including a provision to protect people from multiple discrimination in the recent Equality Bill.

Age old questions

Incorporated Trustees of the National Council on Ageing (Age Concern England) v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Quality, not quantity

Tribunals can hear claims for unlawful deductions of wages (as long as the sums can be quantified), as well as claims for breach of contract if the workers no longer work for that employer.