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Foster carers permitted to bring whistleblowing and discrimination claims
06 Feb 2025An employment tribunal has ruled that foster carers can pursue whistleblowing and discrimination claims despite lacking a contractual relationship with local authorities.
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Court of Appeal confirms limits of state immunity in embassy discrimination case
17 Jan 2025The Court of Appeal has confirmed that employers operating within diplomatic settings cannot rely on state immunity to shield themselves from claims of discrimination under domestic employment laws, where the acts in question are of a private law nature.
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EAT confirms employee was dismissed after objecting to TUPE transfer
20 Dec 2024In a recent decision, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that an employee who objected to a TUPE transfer involving a detrimental change in his working conditions was dismissed by the transferor.
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Research and development subsidies - report into the £129 million grant funding to BioNTech for the life sciences sector
02 Dec 2024This blog examines the Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) report into a proposed subsidy by the Department of Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to BioNTech UK Limited (BioNTech).
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EAT rules against worker status for black cab driver
28 Nov 2024The Employment Appeal Tribunal's decision in Johnson v GT Gettaxi highlights the complexities of worker classification in the gig economy and its implications for app-based black cab drivers.
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Life Sciences and sustainability shine in new UK industrial strategy
19 Nov 2024"Growth is the number one mission of this government. Our new Industrial Strategy is central to that Growth Mission". So starts the Green Paper setting out the new UK Government's vision for an Industrial Strategy that plans to 2035 and beyond.