The Government announced on January 17th that workers who win an unfair dismissal case from the summer onwards will receive a maximum payout equal to one year’s salary, as opposed to the previous limit of £72,300, which will rise to £72,400 next month.
Tories Call For Legal Powers To Be Returned To The UK
Earlier this week, a group of Conservative MPs called for powers over employment and social legislation to be returned to the UK and for safeguards in other areas such as financial regulation but others want to go further and leave the EU altogether.
Gun Laws To Be Examined
In a letter to MPs, Home Secretary Theresa May has said that people applying for gun licences could be asked to prove that their current or recent partners have consented to the application.
Landmark Twitter Copyright Case
In a landmark Twitter copyright case, a Federal judge has found in favour of freelance photographer, who argued that Agence France-Presse (AFP), as well as The Washington Post, had infringed on his copyright by distributing images he had uploaded to Twitter.
Christian Wins Landmark Religious Discrimination Case In European Court Of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has overturned decisions by a tribunal and the UK Court of Appeal and upheld the claim of Nadia Eweida that her rights had been violated under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights when her employer, British Airways, refused to allow her to wear her cross in plain sight at work.