New Act comes into force bringing tough
penalties
The Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008, which comes into
force on Friday, will introduce stringent new workplace rules
regarding safety issues. Employers are being urged to pay close
attention to their responsibilities as failure to do so may result
in a jail sentence of up to two years.
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Case highlights need for careful wording of job adverts
Businesses have been warned of the need to word adverts for
job vacancies carefully to avoid ageism. The issue has been highlighted
after a woman allegedly received around £100,000 from successfully
challenging 22 companies on the grounds of age discrimination.
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More lasting powers of attorney being made
The first annual report of the Office of the Public Guardian
shows more people are making powers of attorney - setting out
what should happen to their financial and health matters should
they lose mental capacity - than ever before.
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Post-nuptial agreements
The Privy Council has made legal history by ruling that post-nuptial
agreements are legally binding as long as they meet certain criteria.
The case before them, MacLeod v MacLeod, was a fiercely contested
divorce case between a multi-millionaire property tycoon and
his wife, whom he met when she was a student.
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Repeal of the statutory dispute resolution procedures
All employers will be aware of the practical problems which
have been caused since the introduction of the statutory dispute
resolution procedures in October 2004. Although they were introduced
with the intention of reducing the number of disputes which eventually
found themselves in the Employment Tribunals, this has not happened.
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