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Court of Appeal provides guidance on legal advice privilege and multi-addressee emails
Long-term effect in disability discrimination claims
In order to bring a successful disability discrimination claim, an employee must demonstrate that impairment had a ‘long term effect’ at the time the alleged acts of discrimination took place.
Changes to the national minimum wage rules to reflect modern pay arrangements – though naming and shaming returns
Right to work rules for small business
Court grants injunction requiring employer to return suspended employee to work
Government announces statutory pay rate increases for 2020/21
IR35 review
The government’s initial review of the proposed changes to the off-payroll working rules is due to complete in mid-February.
UK introduces new parental bereavement leave from April 2020
It is something that is difficult for any parent to contemplate but, should they experience the loss of a child, what provision is there for them to take time off work? Historically there has been no automatic statutory right to leave (paid or otherwise) for grieving parents. Employers could decide for themselves whether to grant compassionate leave, and many did so. However, from April this year, the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act (the Act) comes into force and introduces a legal minimum level of leave.
ICO amends guidance on DSAR response time
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has revised its guidance regarding timescales for compliance with Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) where the data controller requires further information from the data subject.