Carers in private sector "are protected by ECJ decision"

 A UK Employment Tribunal judge ruled yesterday (27 November 2008) that UK anti-disability discrimination legislation can implement a recent ECJ decision which extends greater protection to carers in the workplace without going back to Parliament.

This means that private sectors workers who also have caring responsibilities now have the same level of protection as public sector workers who for legal reasons were able to rely on the ECJ ruling immediately.

Judge Mary Stacey made her r... (380 more words)

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