February 2011 Archive

The following entries were posted in February 2011.


23
Feb

Pre-Pack administrations: TUPE applies

Written by Springhouse
The Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that employees will transfer under TUPE in pre-pack administrations.
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Categorised Under: TUPE


18
Feb

First corporate manslaughter prosecution succeeds

Written by Springhouse
A criminal court has found a small company guilty of corporate manslaughter in the first ‘test’ case of the new offence.
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Categorised Under: Health and Safety


17
Feb

Insolvency Practitioners: discrimination liability

Written by Springhouse
A recent Tribunal decision in the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse will ring alarm bells amongst IPs. For the first time they are potentially on the hook as individuals for the discrimination (and potentially other actions) of their companies in administration, even if they didn’t know the discrimination was happening.
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Categorised Under: Discrimination


1
Feb

Volunteers not protected by discrimination law

Written by Springhouse
The Court of Appeal has decided that a (CAB) volunteer was not covered by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.  The applies equally to the scope of the Equality Act 2010, which has replaced it.
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Categorised Under: Discrimination, Equality Act 2010