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Some of the Most Significant Employment Law Advances of 2010 have been...

Important updates that we have provided throughout 2010 included...

• Adequate Information Regarding Redundancy Scores must be supplied to Employees. Your employees might be able to make an unfair dismissal claim if you do not supply enough information. 
• Clarification of when a Dismissal Occurs in regards to dismissal by letter.
• As of 1 October certain Pre-employment Health Questions could not be asked by employers
• The Default Retirement Age is to be Abolished in 2011
• In April 2011 mothers will be able to Transfer some of their Maternity Leave to the Father. Allowing the father to take "Additional Paternity Leave".
• We saw the First Provisions of the Equality Act Implemented in October 2010.
• From April this year employees in organisations with more than 250 staff, employees are allowed to Request Time off for Training.
• Fit Notes have replaced Sick Notes which allow employees to get back to work doing lighter work until they are fully fit.
• Changes to Compensation Limits applied from February 2010, please view the blog post for all applicable changes.

Just Employment Law wishes you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!