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Director of Labour Market Enforcement warns rogue bosses of plans to use powers to jail worst offenders

16 August 2017

15 August 2017

An ET decides that a cycle courier was a worker, and not an independent contractor as argued by the courier service, and was therefore entitled...

14 August 2017

The EAT hold that a warning given to a Christian for breaching prison policy by quoting a passage from the Bible that certain types of...

10 August 2017

The ICO has warned employees about the consequences of illegally sharing personal data they have access to as part of their job after a recruitment...

9 August 2017

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling that the ET and EAT Fees Order 2013 must be quashed, HM Courts & Tribunals Service have announced that fees...

8 August 2017

The High Court holds that a bank is vicariously liable for alleged sexual assaults by a doctor conducting company medicals for job applicants and employees....

7 August 2017

The EAT hold that two non-executive directors were jointly and severally liable for a £1.7 million award for a detriment amounting to dismissal because of...

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Voluntary overtime normally worked must be included in holiday pay calculation

4 August 2017

3 August 2017

A survey commissioned by law firm Slater and Gordon found that thousands of working mums are cutting short their maternity leave over fears that taking...

2 August 2017

Acas has published its 2016/17 Annual Report, which shows that over 92,000 early conciliation notifications were received of which just 17,479 progressed to a tribunal...

1 August 2017

The ET Presidents of England & Wales and Scotland are consulting on uprating the awards for injury to feelings following a ruling in the Court...

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Court of Appeal defines meaning of ‘unfavourable treatment’ arising from disability

31 July 2017

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