Weekly issue 84 - November - December 2003

Season's greetings to new discrimination protection

On 2 December 2003, for the first time ever in the United Kingdom, there will be specific statutory protection against sexuality and religious discrimination in employment.

Losing a chance

The fallout from the decision of the House of Lords in Johnson v Unisys Limited [2001] IRLR 279 continues

Employers to mind their ******* Ps and Qs

This recent case is a timely reminder to employers that just because they pay employees lots of money, does not mean that they can treat them anyway they like

Altogether now: equality and employment rights brought together

Many years ago, our slogan in the trade union movement was "keep the law out of industrial relations" and "negotiate don't legislate"

The implied duty of good faith and pension rights

The implied term of trust and confidence has long been accepted as part of the mutual obligations owed between employer and employee

Costs alert

It is two years since the new costs regime in Tribunals came into force