Australia: New Year know how – Are you due for an employment law audit?

Regular changes to law and regulation regarding employees and work health and safety mean that regular compliance checks of your contract and policy documentation is a must. It is especially important if you have not audited your workplace documentation to account for changes over the last 12 months.

Going into 2014, some of the areas to watch and consult with us about include:

monitoring and implementing a strategy in relation to new bullying and harassment workplace […]

By | December 16th, 2013 ||

Is Employer’s Preference For Attractive Young Women Protected By First Amendment?

If the employer is hiring the women to report the weather or represent it in other on-air broadcasts, then the answer may be “yes.” (Blog writers sometimes try to sensationalize their posts to get more readers. Shameful, I know.)

Kyle Hunter sued CBS Broadcasting for discrimination when he was passed up for two jobs reporting the weather on Los Angeles television stations. According to Hunter, CBS instead hired two young women “cut from the same […]

By | December 13th, 2013 ||

UK: Three 'Golden Rules' When Considering Whether An Employee Is Disabled

Last month, we looked at when employer might be deemed to have knowledge of an employee’s disability, discussing (among other cases) the EAT’s decision Gallop v Newport County Council. At that time we noted that the appeal had already been heard in the Court of Appeal but judgment had been reserved.

The Court of Appeal has this week handed down its decision, urging caution to employers tempted to simply rely on an Occupational Health report to argue that […]

By | December 13th, 2013 ||