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Half of workers have experienced poor mental health in current job

18 September 2018

17 September 2018

False reference from Star Wars character costs employee £4,725

The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 allows an employee to bring a breach of contract claim which arises on termination of employment, and gives the employer...

13 September 2018

Fines for employing illegal workers down by 74%

A report that Home Office transparency data has revealed that fines for hiring staff with no right to work in the UK plummeted....

12 September 2018

New research shows why the commute should be counted as part of the working day

Research shows that commuters use free Wi-Fi provision on their journey to and from work to 'catch up' with work emails....

11 September 2018

Data breach complaints rise by 160% since GDPR came into force

EMW Law LLP report that complaints to the ICO about potential data breaches have more than doubled since the GDPR came into effect....

10 September 2018

Test for assessing bad faith in victimisation claims is honesty not ulterior motive

Saad (S) when facing the likelihood that he would fail the assessment required to qualify as a surgeon, raised a grievance regarding a race discriminatory...

6 September 2018

More than 3,300 tribunals postponed at short notice in just eight months

Data showed that 3,365 employment tribunals were postponed within 48 hours of the hearing being scheduled....

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TUC research shows workplace monitoring becoming increasingly prevalent

5 September 2018

4 September 2018

Government guidance on workplace rights if there’s no Brexit deal

The Government has published guidance on workplace rights if there’s no Brexit deal, to inform businesses and workers of the plans....

3 September 2018

Resigning because of contract breach but working out lengthy notice affirmed contract

Brown and Bhoma resigned on 16 March 2018 as a result of an alleged repudiatory breach of contract including failing to pay salary increases....

30 August 2018

ONS figures show employment rate increase and zero hours contract usage decrease

ONS Labour Market figures for April to June 2018 show that there were 32.39 million people in work, which is 313,000 more than for a...

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CEO pay has increased by 11% in the past year fuelling questions over governance

29 August 2018

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