Once the business of selling new cars dies down as the autumn progresses, this is often a time of year when businesses review and plan for the New Year. The increasing burdens and costs of compliance with employment law is certainly one factor to be accounted for, as plans are made for 2010.

This season, those amongst you with an eye on the news, will have noticed some important further changes to employment law from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and from the Government.

We consider in this edition the announcement of the ECJ in relation to sickness on holiday, the Government’s proposal to transfer six months of maternity leave to fathers, a case further restricting businesses buying other businesses under TUPE, a further Employment Appeal Tribunal case on age discrimination and a case on costs against lying litigants.

• Pereda v Madrid Movilidad SA
• Government Proposals for transferrable maternity leave
• Tapere v South London & Maudsley NHS Trust
• Tower Hamlets v Wooster
• Dunedin Canmore Housing Association v Donaldson