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Committee reports calls for consultation on introducing maximum workplace temperatures

7 August 2018

6 August 2018

Bank liable for sexual assaults by doctor appointed to carry out medical examinations

In Various Claimants v Barclays Bank plc, medical examinations were a requirement of the Claimants' employment, or a condition of a job offer made to...

2 August 2018

Women and Equalities Committee publishes report on older people and employment

The Women and Equalities Committee have published a report on older people and employment...

1 August 2018

Acas report shows 39% increase in tribunal claims

Acas has published its 2017/18 Annual Report, which reveals that Early Conciliation notifications have increased by 19% compared to the same period the previous year....

31 July 2018

Protection against caste discrimination best achieved by emerging case law

The Government has published its response to the public consultation about how to ensure that there is appropriate and proportionate legal protection....

30 July 2018

Belief in moral right to own copyright of own work not a protected philosophical belief

In Gray v Mulberry Company (Design) Ltd, G was dismissed for failing to sign a Copyright Agreement which conferred certain rights....

26 July 2018

New advice to help employers deal with sufferers of domestic abuse

Public Health England and Business in the Community have published a new domestic abuse toolkit to help raise awareness....

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Government survey reveals negative experiences of LGBT people in the workplace

25 July 2018

24 July 2018

239 employers named for underpaying NMW/NLW by £1.44m

The Government have published the names of 239 employers who underpaid the National Living and Minimum Wage to 22,400 UK workers by a total of...

23 July 2018

Job offer withdrawal for unsatisfactory reference was discrimination arising from disability

In South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust v (1) Lee, (2) Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust, (3) Mason, Lee (L) is a nurse...

19 July 2018

The age of the ‘side hustle’ is upon us

Report data reveals that 39 percent of those in employment ‘side hustle’ generates income worth £72 billion....

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Sickness absence rate goes down, but cost goes up

18 July 2018

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