Proportionality and data subject access requests
An employer must only conduct a proportionate search, and give a proportionate response, to data subject access requests it receives.
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At what point does a notice sent by post take effect?
Notice of termination of employment sent by post will take effect once the recipient has personally taken delivery of the letter.
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Wrongly advertising an apprenticeship is now an offence
It is now an offence for a training provider to use the word ‘apprenticeship’ to refer to an arrangement which is not a statutory apprenticeship.
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Poor attitudes to organisational change can be gross misconduct
An employee’s poor attitude towards organisational changes within their employer’s business could amount to gross misconduct.
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Employers must now pay Immigration Skills Charge
Employers must now pay an Immigration Skills Charge of up to £1,000 per year for each skilled migrant they employ.
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No need to prove reason for disadvantage in indirect discrimination
In order to successfully establish indirect discrimination, claimants do not have to prove the reason why a practice puts their group at a particular disadvantage.
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British Gas refused permission to appeal on holiday pay case
British Gas has been refused permission to appeal to the Supreme Court over a decision that holiday pay must include results-based commission.
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Employer given £2 in damages for misuse of confidential information
An employer has been awarded only £2 for its former employees’ breaches of their confidentiality duties, rather than the £15 million it claimed.
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5 top tips for employers following ‘gig economy’ cases
Employment status and the ‘gig economy’ have made press headlines recently. Samantha Prosser discusses her top tips to addressing employers’ concerns.
April 26, 2017 No Comments
Government responds to pregnancy and maternity discrimination report
The Government has responded to the Women and Equalities Committee’s report on pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace.
March 13, 2017 No Comments
Refusal to permit a 5-week holiday was not religious discrimination
The refusal of a Catholic employee’s 5-week holiday to attend religious festivals was not indirect religious discrimination.
March 13, 2017 No Comments
Whistleblowers must identify the legal obligation alleged to be breached
A whistleblower disclosing potential wrongdoing must express a reasonable belief that an identifiable legal obligation has been (or will be) breached.
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