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Implications of the new guidance on DSARs

5 January 2021

4 January 2021

A person has a disability under the Equality Act if they have a ‘physical or mental impairment’ which ‘has a substantial and long-term adverse effect...

4 January 2021

A titanium supplier has been fined after an employee sustained multiple fractures to his leg whilst operating a metal cutting band saw machine....

24 December 2020

PersonnelToday reports two female gym employees who were subjected to derogatory comments about their sex by their superior – and were deterred from remaining at...

23 December 2020

HRReview reports that the social media app Pinterest has agreed to pay out £16.9 million after former Chief Operating Officer, Françoise Brougher, brought claims of...

22 December 2020

There is currently a considerable backlog of Employment Tribunal claims due to the pandemic so any attempt to come to a resolution using the ACAS...

21 December 2020

An open letter from CIPD Chief Executive Peter Cheese to chancellor Rishi Sunak has called on the government to extend the furlough scheme beyond March...

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Beware out of sight out of mind on homeworking employees

17 December 2020

16 December 2020

While a normal office Christmas party seems a long way off, there is still an opportunity for employees to have a festive gathering to boost...

15 December 2020

In Beckwith v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2020] EWHC 3231 (Admin), the High Court reversed the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s determination that a solicitor who had a...

14 December 2020

Latest ONS statistics reveal that: (a) Among full-time employees the gender pay gap in April 2020 was 7.4%, down from 9.0% in April 2019;...

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ET rules worker who found racially charged messages in work WhatsApp group was harassed

14 December 2020

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