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 […]
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High Court finds that directors can be liable for breach of employment contract
Most directors of companies don’t expect to be held personally liable for inducing the employer to breach an employee’s contract […]
Slow progress on gender pay gap in second year of reporting
How does last year’s data compare with the figures recently published on the government’s website?
Vento bands increase
The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and Scotland have issued an update to the Vento guidelines, setting out new bands as adjusted for inflation.
New regulations set out work and residence permit procedure for UK nationals living in Spain post-Brexit
New regulations have been enacted in Spain setting out what UK citizens working or living in Spain after Brexit will […]
Acas publishes guidance on workplace neurodiversity
Acas has published guidance to help employers learn about neurodiversity and to suggest changes that can be made in the […]
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy launches new consultation into misuse of confidentiality clauses
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, non-disclosure agreements have been a hotly-debated topic, particularly where they are used to […]
Personal injury compensation awarded in the Employment Tribunal
In Grange v. Abellio London Ltd EAT/0304/17 the EAT has held that personal injury compensation is available for a failure […]
Statutory employment changes from April 2019
As April fast approaches, employers should make sure they are ready to implement the increases to statutory pay, as well […]
The latest on employment/worker status
In the latest decision on employment status, an Employment Tribunal has held that a group of “Educators” conducting tours, sessions […]
The gender pay gap – new guidance issued to help organisations close the gap
According to the Office for National Statistics, as at June 2018, the national gender pay gap (GPG) stood at 18.4 […]
No discrimination if dismissal based on religious beliefs of employer
In Gan Menachem Hendon Ltd -v- de Groen,the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that dismissing an employee, who refused to […]