Legal Updates

01

Jul

2008

Mental Health In The Workplace

Written by Georgina Smith

The issue of mental health can be a very difficult one for employers to deal with, but it is one that should not be ignored. The 2006/07 survey of self-reported, work-related illness, published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), indicated...

01

Jul

2008

Age Discrimination - Young Workers

Written by Georgina Smith

The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 make direct and indirect age discrimination illegal in an employment context, unless the treatment can be objectively justified. The legislation applies to discrimination against young as well as older...

01

Jul

2008

Court Warnings For Neds

Written by Georgina Smith

A Scottish court has spelled out a warning for non-executive directors (NEDs) who are of the view that they are in some way different from 'normal' directors in the eyes of the law. In the case in point, a NED was held to be in breach of his...

01

Jul

2008

Expense Claims For Foreign Travel - New Rules

Written by Georgina Smith

Expense Claims for Foreign Travel - New Rules HM Revenue and Customs have published a new set of tables setting out benchmark scales for the claiming of accommodation and subsistence expenses for employees travelling abroad. These include: a 'room...

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