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- Type:
- Employment law cases
This week's case of the week, provided by DLA Piper, covers equal pay claims.
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- Date:
- 24 December 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
A review of a number of recent employment tribunal decisions suggests that some employers remain unaware of the implications of, or are struggling with, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1031), which became law on 1 October 2006. The decisions also demonstrate the approach that the tribunals might take to the question of justification of discrimination and to the assessment of injury to feelings compensation.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
This week's case of the week, provided by Addleshaw Goddard, covers discretionary bonuses.
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- Date:
- 17 April 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Commerzbank AG v Keen [2007] IRLR 132 CA the Court of Appeal held that an employer did not act in breach of the implied terms of a contract of employment in awarding to a highly paid employee lower bonuses than those recommended by his manager. Further, the terms of employment contracts are not covered by the provisions of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.
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- Date:
- 2 March 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
This article looks at some of the significant judgments in the area of equal pay over the past year and their implications.
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- Date:
- 23 June 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Hoyland v Asda Stores Ltd [2006] All ER (D) 133 CS, the Court of Session holds that despite being described as "discretionary" a bonus scheme was "regulated" by the employee's contract of employment and therefore fell outside the scope of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
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- Date:
- 25 February 2005
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Farrell Matthews & Weir v Hansen, the EAT holds that a non-contractual bonus that had been declared constituted wages under s.27(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The employer's failure to pay it therefore amounted to an unlawful deduction from wages.
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- Date:
- 24 December 2004
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Coutts & Co plc v Cure; Royal Bank of Scotland v Fraser, the EAT holds that, in a case where an employer refused to pay a non-contractual bonus to all non-permanent employees, including some fixed-term workers, the tribunal did not err in law by holding that the reason for the less favourable treatment was on the ground of the employees' status as fixed-term workers.
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- Type:
- FAQs
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- Date:
- 1 August 2001
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Chequepoint (UK) Ltd v Radwan, the Court of Appeal upholds an employment tribunal's award of damages to a dismissed employee in respect of unpaid bonuses.