Fathers to be given more paternity leave

New Government proposals, which could lead to fathers receiving 10 months’ paid paternity leave, have been attacked by business leaders. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will outline the [...]

Dinner lady unfairly sacked

A tribunal has ruled that a dinner lady, who was sacked after telling a couple that their daughter was being bullied, was unfairly dismissed from her job. Carol Hill was sacked from her job at [...]

Man dies in crane accident

A man has died after the 27-ton crane he was driving, fell into a freezing river. The man, who was aged 27, was declared dead about three hours after the accident which occurred at Mepal, [...]

Company slams record payout

A mining company has said that it will appeal a decision by the Irish supreme court to award a businessman €10m, about £8.5m, in libel damages. The award, a record in Ireland, came [...]

New employment rights for 2010

The new Equality Act 2010 which comes into force this October is the focus of this new blog post. Those supporting the bill see it as a way of consolidating law in this area into one single piece [...]