Employment News - October 2017 #3

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New right to parental bereavement leave 

A Private Members' Bill introducing a right to parental bereavement leave has government support. 

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Answer the question – dismissal fair although misconduct was not gross misconduct         

In Ham v The Governing Body of Beardwood Humanities College the Court of Appeal confirmed a tribunal's finding that a dismissal was within the range of reasonable responses and fair, even though the employee's misconduct was not gross misconduct.

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That old chestnut – height requirement was indirect sex discrimination

The CJEU held in Esoterikon v Kalliri that a height requirement for Greek police officers was indirect sex discrimination. 

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