Weekly issue 214

NEWS IN BRIEF

The government earlier this month launched its so-called “Red Tape Challenge” website asking members of the public to give their views as to which regulations should stay, which should be merged and which should be scrapped.

INSURANCE TEST

European Union discrimination law is based on the premise that men and women must be treated equally.

WARNING LIGHTS

When deciding whether a dismissal is fair or unfair, tribunals have to take a range of factors into account.