Weekly issue 148

News in brief

With the recession putting pressure on Britain's workers, the TUC has recently published new material to help unions attract new recruits and demonstrate their value to employers.

Ageing payments

The law says that employers cannot justify the use of transitional arrangements in situations where past gender discrimination has been “recognised”.

Age not a problem

Although the age regulations exempt length of service criteria of five years or less, those in excess have to be justified.