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Rest Break Not Interrupted by Attendance at Union Meeting
...contracts or collective agreements which states that time spent on union duties constitutes working time as this could affect whether they are complying with their obligations under the WTR.
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs): What changes after 27 December 2022?
...contracts entered into on or after that date. Until 27 December 2022, there is a transition period allowing contracts signed before 27 September 2021, using the SCCs available prior to June 2021 (the ...
Compulsory Equal Pay Audits: Latest Developments
Compulsory Equal Pay Audits: Latest Developments The Government has issued its response to its consultation on equal pay audits and published draft Regulations. From I October 2014, employment tribuna...
Supreme Court: employer not vicariously liable for doctor’s actions when carrying out medical tests on its behalf
Supreme Court: employer not vicariously liable for doctor’s actions when carrying out medical tests on its behalf The Supreme Court has ruled that Barclays was not vicariously liable for a self-employ...
Minority Shareholder Rights and Their Protection
...contracts that can be negotiated and agreed by all parties – it’s just a matter of knowing what you may need and what to ask for. The most common situations that our clients ask us to advise on invo...
ICO issues data guidance surrounding coronavirus
ICO issues data guidance surrounding coronavirus The ICO has issued guidance for controllers on the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The guidance seeks to provide clarity for controllers on ho...
Should employers always look on the Brightside?
Should employers always look on the Brightside? When informing employees that their employment is being terminated, many employers choose to provide the employee with a “kinder” reason rather than the...
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - what you need to know
...contracts. While on furlough, the employee must not undertake work for or on behalf of the employer - this includes providing services or generating revenue. Employees working, but on reduce...
Kate Kapp
Kate Kapp Kate is an employment law partner and is head of the Thames Valley office and the firm’s Thames Valley litigation, and franchise client teams. Professional memberships Chartered Institute o...
Non-solicitation Covenant Covering All Customers Upheld as Reasonable
Non-solicitation Covenant Covering All Customers Upheld as Reasonable A non-solicitation covenant prohibiting an employee from approaching anyone who was a customer at any time during his employment ...
12 Months Garden Leave Enforced by way of Injunction
12 Months Garden Leave Enforced by way of Injunction The High Court has granted an injunction to enforce a 12 month garden leave clause. In JM Finn & Co Ltd v Holliday, H was an investment manage...
Australian Employee Working Remotely from Australia Could Bring Whistleblowing Claim
Australian Employee Working Remotely from Australia Could Bring Whistleblowing Claim An Australian citizen employed by a British company who worked remotely in Australia for family reasons was entit...
The Apprentice - Episode Twelve – Lawyer’s summary
The Apprentice - Episode Twelve – Lawyer’s summary The Apprentice - Series 11, Episode 12 - 21 December - The last instalment of Chloe Harrold's column for The HR Director Congratulations Joseph! Lor...
Ensuring Compliance with Directors' Duties – Some Practical Tips
Ensuring Compliance with Directors' Duties – Some Practical Tips Directors' dutiesDay to day control of a company is delegated by the shareholders to the company’s directors. They act as the public re...
Furlough extended to the end of March: what we know so far
Furlough extended to the end of March: what we know so far The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has this morning announced a further extension to the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) until the end of M...
Re-engagement Order Defeats Employer’s Attempt to Harmonise Terms and Conditions
...contracts containing the revised terms. The claimants then brought unfair dismissal claims which were upheld by the employment tribunal. The tribunal found that they had been dismissed for refusing...
Criminal offences outside work: what can employers do? - as published in HR Magazine
...contracts or refusing to allow them to tender because of the charge or conviction. In Sunderland’s case it is likely that the club dismissed Johnson to protect its standing with fans as a family club,...
Uber drivers are workers, Employment Appeal Tribunal confirms
Uber drivers are workers, Employment Appeal Tribunal confirms The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld last year’s employment tribunal ruling that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed contract...
Immigration Newsflash: MAC Report on Reducing Number of Tier 2 Migrants
Immigration Newsflash: MAC Report on Reducing Number of Tier 2 Migrants Please note that this article was published on 19 January 2016 and since then the government has published its Ministerial...
Government announces “Good Work Plan” for enhancing rights and protections at work
...contracts and will be asking the Low Pay Commission to consider this. It will also introduce a right for all workers, not just zero-hours and agency workers, to request a “more stable” contract....