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How can employers mitigate the risks of social media?

29 June 2021

28 June 2021

An appeal against the ET’s decision concerning alleged qualifying and protected disclosures has been allowed in part. In a very complex case, which began when...

25 June 2021

In the case of Spence v Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd, a Sainsbury’s worker who called her boss a “young idiot” on Facebook has been awarded more...

24 June 2021

Under the plans, those working with older adults will have 16 weeks to get vaccinated or face losing their jobs. It is also reported that...

24 June 2021

'Fire and re-hire' has been portrayed in the press as the easy option for employers looking to make changes to employees' terms and conditions, but...

23 June 2021

In the case of Mercer v Alternative Future Group Ltd, Fiona Mercer was employed as a support worker by Alternative Future Group, a health and...

22 June 2021

The Guardian reports that Swedish furnishing conglomerate Ikea has been fined €1m ($1.2m) for illegally spying on its employees in France and storing their data....

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COVID-19 vaccinations to be made compulsory for care workers

21 June 2021

18 June 2021

In the case of Forstater v Centre for Global Development (CGD), Maya Forstater lost her job after expressing views that sex cannot be changed and...

17 June 2021

In the case of Mohammed v Cummins Ltd, a Chief Machinist, Mr Mohammed, had worked for Cummins, a global designer and manufacturer of diesel and...

16 June 2021

A new report from ACAS estimates that workplace conflict costs UK employers £28.5bn every year, an average of just over £1,000 for every employee. Close...

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New workers’ watchdog announced by government

15 June 2021

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