Employment
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Pimlico Plumbers’ case seeks to plug the holes in employment ...
The issue of employment status has become a hot topic, particularly in recent years with the explosion of the ‘gig economy’ and other evo...
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EMI Options and the Lapse of State Aid Approval
This update is important for any companies currently operating or planning to implement enterprise management incentive (EMI) option plan...
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Equal Pay Act 1970: 48 years on, where are we now?
The Equal Pay Act came into force in 1970 to prohibit less favourable treatment between men and women in terms of pay and conditions of e...
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Gender Pay Gap
Although the Equal Pay Act has been in force for almost 50 years, average pay for men is still greater than for women. In 2016 on averag...
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Boardroom Diversity: Variety is the spice of life
It has been 100 years since some women won the right to vote, but the battle for equality wages on! Although awareness of the issues has ...
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Sexual harassment – another day, another report
“One in five women have been sexually harassed in the workplace, poll shows” #MeToo MPs launch inquiry into workplace harassment T...
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All change in employment law?
The working world is evolving. As businesses and individuals search for arrangements that suit modern life, the law must continually deve...
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A Brief History Of Employment Tribunals
Employment tribunals (industrial tribunals as they were then called) were first set up in 1964. They initially dealt only with a tiny ran...
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Upcoming legal developments in 2018
Please find below the latest corporate insights from our business law experts, which looks at the legal developments of 2018 so that you ...
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GDPR: why relying on an employee consenting to your processing thei...
In order to comply with the new GDPR requirements, employers will have to audit the employee personal data they are processing and the le...
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Life after Tribunal Fees
On 26 July 2017 the Supreme Court issued a judgment confirming that tribunal fees were repealed with immediate effect and not only that, ...
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Morrisons gains silver accreditation against the Investors in Peopl...
We are delighted to have been awarded the silver accreditation against the Investors in People Standard, demonstrating our commitment to ...
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Read May’s key insights from our business law experts
KitKat get its fingers burned Our clients often seek advice on how to protect their unique product or invention from copying by their com...
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Relying on previous disciplinary warnings when dismissing an employee
The dismissal of an employee for a first offence (unless it amounts to gross misconduct) is likely to be unfair if they have not previous...
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Read March’s key insights from our business law experts
Heads of terms – no rush of blood by Louise Fegan If you’re entering into negotiations for a new corporate transaction, it is often...
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Read February’s key insights from our business law experts
Gender pay gap reporting – an update by Joanne Kavanagh The Government has published what is likely to be the final version of the ...