Legal News: Employment update

Jo Broadbent rounds up recent case law and developments affecting employers and their advisers ‘The future of the “dual discrimination” provisions in the Equality Act 2010 that have not been brought into force apparently remains under consideration.’ Bans on religious symbols in the workplace – direct or indirect discrimination? Bougnaoui v Micropole SA [2016] concerns …
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Restrictive Covenants: Saying yes is not enough

Employers must provide employees with substantial consideration in exchange for signing up to new contract terms if they are to be effective, explains Stefan Martin ‘This article focuses on whether Mr Sendall was bound by the restrictive covenants in his contact and, in particular, what constitutes proper consideration for post-termination restrictions to be enforceable.’A recent …
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