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Christmas Party Assault - when will a company be vicariously liable for the acts of its employees?

Friday, 13 January 2017

The High Court held that a company was not vicariously liable for a violent attack on an employee, perpetrated by the managing director during an impromptu drink after the work Christmas party in the case of Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd.


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Trade Union Act 2016 - 'Important Public Services' Defined in Draft Regulations, What this Means for Wales

Friday, 13 January 2017

The government has published five sets of draft regulations which define what is considered to be an 'important public service' for the purposes of the 40% ballot in the Trade Union Act 2016.


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Latest Employment Tribunal Statistics Published

Thursday, 12 January 2017

The Ministry of Justice has published the latest statistics.


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Legal Advice Privilege - a Useful Reminder for Employers

Thursday, 12 January 2017

In The RBS Rights Issue Litigation, Re the High Court refused to find that notes of interviews with employees and ex-employees of RBS were covered by legal advice privilege.


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Long Term Stress not Always a Disability

Thursday, 12 January 2017

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a decision of the Employment Tribunal that a member of staff absent from work long-term with work-related stress was not disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.


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Discrimination Arising from Disability - a Warning for Employers

Thursday, 12 January 2017

In City of York Council v Grosset, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that when considering whether an employee suffered discrimination arising from disability.


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Apprenticeship Levy Update - What this Means for Employers

Thursday, 12 January 2017

HMRC has published updated regulations for the apprenticeship levy - which is scheduled to come into effect in April 2017.


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Segregating Boys and Girls in a Mixed Gender School Is Not Direct Discrimination

Friday, 18 November 2016

A recent case tackled the potential sex discrimination in a faith school's policy of segregating.


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Deliveroo Riders Seek to Follow in Uber's Footsteps

Friday, 18 November 2016

Following the decision in the recent Uber case, where two of its drivers successfully argued they were workers and were therefore entitled to worker's rights, it seems delivery riders for Deliveroo may shortly be following the same route.


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Cancer Discrimination

Friday, 18 November 2016

A survey, published by the charity MacMillan Cancer Support, has revealed that almost one-fifth (18%) of people diagnosed with cancer believe that they experience discrimination upon their return to work


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Avoiding Problems with Restrictive Covenants

Friday, 18 November 2016

In the case of Rush Hair Ltd v Gibson Forbes & Anor, the High Court has upheld restrictive covenants preventing competition in a geographical area and the solicitation of employees for a period of two years.


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GDPR: What Must Employers Do Now to Prepare?

Friday, 11 November 2016

We have recently reported that the Government has now confirmed that the UK will be implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).


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New Government Green Paper on Health, Work and Disability - What does it mean for employers?

Friday, 11 November 2016

The government's recently published green paper, Improving Lives, sets out the nature of the problem and explains why change is required from employers, the welfare system, health and care providers and the public.


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Workplace Diversity: Ethnic Minority Representation Disproportionately Low

Friday, 11 November 2016

A consultation version of a report looking into the ethnic diversity of UK boards within the FTSE 100, has found that the number of directors 'of colour' is disproportionately low compared to the overall UK population.