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Trends in Employment Law for 2016/17

Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Employment law is fast moving and we know it can be hard to keep up to date. What are the trends which we think will have the most impact on local government? How can you prepare for them?

Articles & Blogs Procurement

Trends in Public Procurement for 2016/17

Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Procurement law continues to develop apace. Our national market leading Procurement team highlights two significant cases over the past 12 months.

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Accelerated Access Review Report Published: Faster Access to Innovative Medicines and Medtech Promoted

Wednesday, 26 October 2016

The Accelerated Access Review (AAR), originally commissioned by the Government in November 2014, has published its final report.

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

EU Pharma Loses Over €10bn a Year to Counterfeit Medicines

Tuesday, 25 October 2016

The pharmaceutical industry in the European Union is losing €10.2bn a year, or 4.4% of sales, due to counterfeit medicines.

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Three-Parent Baby is Welcomed to the World

Tuesday, 25 October 2016

A baby boy which has genetic material from three adults has been born.

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Community Pharmacy Hopes Slashed as Government Announces Cuts to Funding

Tuesday, 25 October 2016

The Government has announced that community pharmacy funding will be cut by 4% for 2016-2017 and 3.4% for 2017-2018 - an overall reduction in funding to approximately £2.592bn.

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Cheap 'Smoke Detector' Test Unveiled to Spot Cancer Before Symptoms Arise

Tuesday, 25 October 2016

Scientists have unveiled a new test that is akin to a smoke detector that would spot cancer before symptoms arise.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Different Role, Different Location - Equal Pay?

Friday, 21 October 2016

In a preliminary hearing for the case of Brierley and ors v Asda Stores Ltd, the Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that a group of 7,000 store workers can compare themselves to distribution depot workers for the purpose of bringing an equal pay claim.

Articles & Blogs Employment

TUPE - Determining Whether Activities are Fundamentally the Same

Friday, 21 October 2016

In this case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered the correct approach to activities provided to a client.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Breastfeeding Mothers Win Sex Discrimination Case Against EasyJet

Friday, 21 October 2016

Two EasyJet flight attendants have been successful in their claim for indirect sex discrimination following Easyjet's refusal to allow certain flexible working arrangements.

Articles & Blogs Employment

What Sort of Compensation Could an Organisation be Ordered to Pay in a Workplace Privacy Claim?

Friday, 21 October 2016

In the case of Brown and Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, the County Court considered the appropriate level of compensation for an employee who had successfully pursued claims.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Businesses to be 'Named and Shamed' for Employing Foreign Workers?

Friday, 21 October 2016

Immigration was a key theme once again at the recent Conservative party conference in Birmingham and formed a large part of the speech by the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd.

Articles & Blogs Recruitment

APSCo Advises Recruitment Businesses to Seek Legal Advice on Commission Structures

Monday, 17 October 2016

The Court of Appeal has now passed down its judgment in Lock v British Gas on whether the four weeks' of statutory holiday pay derived from European law should include an element of results-based commission.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Lock v British Gas: Commission and Holiday Pay

Friday, 14 October 2016

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the four weeks' of statutory holiday pay derived from European law should include an element of results-based commission where this amounts to 'normal remuneration'.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Shared Parental Pay: Is Your Policy Discriminatory?

Friday, 14 October 2016

Snell v Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

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