Issue 726

Certification officer changes

The government has announced a number of changes giving increased power to the organisation that regulates the labour movement and for which it has to pay.

Maternity allowance

A court has held that although an employer failed to make a payment to a pregnant woman, they were not prejudiced against her as the reason was a valid one.

Long term events

When deciding whether an injury is long term, tribunals cannot focus on incidents that happened after the occasion being relied on by the worker alleging bias.