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CAC rejects claim that contract workers are entitled to bargain collectively with the end-user

30 January 2018

29 January 2018

Remark that family should go back to Poland was direct race discrimination

A Polish employee succeeds in a direct race discrimination claim against his employer and a colleague after an ET finds the colleague told him in...

25 January 2018

Carphone Warehouse fined £400,000 after serious failures placed employee data at risk

Carphone Warehouse has been fined £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office, after one of their computer systems was compromised because of a cyber-attack which allowed...

24 January 2018

Pay, productivity, ET claims and employee voice predicted to be key 2018 workplace issues

Acas Chair, Sir Brendan Barber, has predicted that pay, productivity, tribunal claims and employee voice in boardrooms will be key workplace issues in 2018....

23 January 2018

Correct comparator in Bounty bar race incident is white employee behaving like a white person

The EAT hold that the correct comparator in a race discrimination claim alleging use of the term ‘coconut’ (black on the outside, white on the...

22 January 2018

Covert video surveillance of supermarket cashiers contravened Article 8 right to private life

The European Court of Human Rights hold that covert video surveillance used to monitor supermarket cashiers after stock losses were discovered breached their right to...

18 January 2018

CIPD practical resource hub to support standing up to sexual harassment

The CIPD have put together a hub to support the HR profession in changing workplace cultures for the better with some practical support around key...

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Failing to comply with gender pay gap reporting could lead to unlimited fines and convictions

17 January 2018

16 January 2018

64% increase in ET claims following abolition of fees

The Ministry of Justice has published Quarterly Statistics, July to September 2017, giving the first indication of the situation after ET fees were abolished in...

15 January 2018

Perception that hearing impairment could be a disability was unlawful

In Chief Constable of Norfolk v Coffey, C suffers from mild hearing loss with tinnitus. There is a standard for hearing loss in the police...

21 December 2017

Fit for Work assessment service to end

The Fit for Work service has announced that from 15 December 2017, Fit for Work will no longer be running its referral and assessment service....

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EHRC publish new legal guidance on sexual harassment

20 December 2017

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