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Employers need to revisit their data protection practices as Covid-19 measures are relaxed

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As Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed, much of the legislation that underpinned our lives for the last two years has expired. In response to this, the ICO have released some guidance on how this impacts data protection practices.

International Data Transfers: new versions of UK’s Standard Contractual Clauses come into force

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On 21 March 2022, new versions of the UK’s Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) came into force in order to comply with requirements for transferring data outside the UK.

Social enterprise: how to boldly get going….

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What is a social enterprise? Social enterprises are businesses that trade in, and are in effect governed by, their social purpose. Like traditional businesses they aim to make a profit but it’s what they do with their profits that sets them apart.

High Court issues injunction halting Tesco’s “fire and rehire” plans

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The High Court has issued an injunction stopping Tesco dismissing employees and re-engaging them on new terms in order to remove their existing right to enhanced pay.

EU gig economy workers could be reclassified as employees

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Online platforms operating in the EU may have to reclassify some of their self-employed workers as employees if new EU proposals are adopted.

Changing terms of unionised workforces

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The Supreme Court has ruled that an employer may only bypass its recognised trade union and make an offer of revised terms directly to employees if it has first followed and exhausted the agreed collective bargaining process.

Collaboration between businesses – what are your options?

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When two or more individuals or existing businesses decide they want to work together, the structure of their business relationship is key, and can take different forms.

Should all employees have the right to disconnect?

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Should all employees have the right to disconnect? We have learned many lessons from the pandemic for our working lives but one thing that stands out is how flexible we can be, both as employees and employers. Various countries are now looking to address the issue and one approach is to consider allowing employees the right to disconnect.

Unusual Dismissals - A "how to" guide for Aspiring HR Advisers

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Unusual dismissals: Our employment lawyers host a Q&A session discussing unusual dismissals that don’t fall into the usual categories of performance, misconduct or redundancy: dismissals that fall into the “other reasons” category.

Who owns the intellectual property created during employment?

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When an employee has left an organisation and created intellectual property, do they or the employer own it?