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Supreme Court to test whether thousands of City employment contracts are void

Legal & Law

21 January 2019

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31 December 2018

Immigration white paper won’t help skills shortage if there’s no deal Brexit

While a no deal would mean no transitional period for EU workers to transfer to pre-settled status. It would also result in a likelihood that...

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29 December 2018

Landmark decision on meaning of “unfavourable treatment”

In Williams v The Trustees of Swansea University Pension & Assurance Scheme and Swansea University the Supreme Court has provided useful confirmation on the meaning...

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27 December 2018

Will new code of conduct on sexual harassment be helpful?

Sexual harassment has been outlawed in the workplace since 1975 when the Sex Discrimination Act was first introduced. It was refined by the Equality Act...

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18 December 2018

Rising concerns about employee behaviour at Christmas celebrations

Nearly all employers are planning a workplace Christmas celebration, but only one in three has a policy to ensure good conduct at Christmas events, according...

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11 November 2018

The Poppy and The Law

The remembrance poppy has been used since 1921 to commemorate military personnel who have died in war. As a nationally recognised symbol of remembrance, the...

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3 November 2018

Google staff walkout over treatment of women

“The cases of sexual harassment at Google shine a spotlight on a wider problem women face in the workplace." Contributor Dr Dulini Fernando, Associate Professor...

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Beating the scourge of human trafficking

Legal & Law

25 October 2018

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16 October 2018

Sexual harassment – regulators need to take responsibilities more seriously

The Women and Equalities Committee wrote in July to ten regulatory and inspection bodies in sectors including healthcare, law, education and financial services, asking them...

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28 September 2018

More must be done to attract people from lower socio-economic backgrounds into law

New report from the Bridge Group in collaboration with eight global law firms seeks to set in motion informed change. The research includes the analysis...

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8 August 2018

Sudden fall in already low levels of paternity leave

Widening gap between mothers and fathers taking leave - difference of 449,00 in 2017/18 “Gig economy” workers suffer lack of paternity rights. The already low...

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Women and Equalities Committee report on sexual harassment released

Legal & Law

1 August 2018

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