New limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation, are in force from February 2007.
Employers need to be aware of a number of issues that are still being resolved around the introduction of the new age-discrimination laws on 1 October.
As employers in England and Wales prepare for next summer's workplace smoking ban, a recent statement from the EU confirms that a job advert stating 'smokers need not apply' does not contravene discrimination laws.