Government issues response to pregnancy and maternity consultation
Continuing with the running theme of government consultations that have emerged over the course of July, the government last week […]
Verity Buckingham
Full bioEmployee expectations of privacy in the workplace – employers should still proceed with caution but a recent case highlights how privacy rights could be waived.
In the case of Garamukanwa v. United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has declared that an employee […]
Whistleblowing protection: when will a complaint be protected as a qualifying disclosure?
In order to be protected against detriment or dismissal under whistleblowing law, a worker must have made a “qualifying disclosure”. […]
Supreme Court grants Morrisons permission to appeal employee data breach
The Supreme Court has granted Morrisons permission to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s ruling, which found that the supermarket […]
Right to work checks- a modernised approach
The government has announced changes to modernise the “right to work” checks needed to avoid employing illegal workers in the […]
Equality – in the headlines
The UK PRM (People, Reward and Mobility) team at Dentons strives to keep you up to date with what’s happening […]
Data Breach – Employers Vicariously Liable
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Morrisons is liable for a data breach which saw thousands of its employees’ […]
Employee status and agency workers: The nature of the work is the key consideration
An employee on a temporary zero hours contract should be classed as an agency worker, the Employment Appeal Tribunal found in Brooknight Guarding Limited v. Matei.
Kilraine v London Borough of Wandsworth [2018]
A recent case has considered the issue of what amounts to a protected disclosure. In Kilraine v. London Borough of Wandsworth [2018], the Court of Appeal guided Employment Tribunals in such cases to focus on determining whether there was a "protected disclosure" and whether the disclosed information, showed or tended to show that one or more of the six specified types of malpractice had taken place or was likely to take place – for example a breach of a legal obligation.
Home Office publishes details of settlement scheme for EU Citizens:
EU citizens will be able to apply for settled status in 3 easy steps for less than the price of […]
Tier 2 Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship – Quota hit
Tier 2 Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), which employers use to employ non-EU/EEA nationals in the UK, are scarce.
All workers to benefit from the right to an itemized payslip
An Order for an amendment to the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) has now been made. The Order will grant every worker the right to an itemised pay statement from 6 April 2019.