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No expectation of privacy for emails aimed at distressing colleague

28 April 2016

22 April 2016

McDonald’s to allow employees to opt out of hourly paid, zero-hours contracts

CIPD People Management report that McDonald’s staff in nine restaurants have been given the chance to move from what it describes as ‘hourly paid contracts’...

22 April 2016

Ex-Premier League player wins disability case against Newcastle United FC

The Guardian report that a tribunal has ruled that Newcastle United FC discriminated against ex-midfielder Jonás Gutiérrez because of disability by stopping his selection to...

22 April 2016

BIS publish employment tribunal penalty enforcement form

BIS have published a penalty enforcement form for use by a claimant who has won a tribunal or settled a claim via Acas, but the...

22 April 2016

EU Parliament approves new data protection rules

The EU Parliament have approved new EU data protection rules which aim to give citizens back control of their personal data and create a high,...

22 April 2016

Absence provision in handbook was contractual and not procedural guidance

In Sparks and others v Department for Transport, the following trigger point absence provision was set out in Part A, Chapter 10, of the Department's...

15 April 2016

Leaveism: the new workplace wellbeing threat

CIPD People Management have highlighted research discovering a new workplace phenomenon, ‘leaveism’, which is having a negative impact on employees’ wellbeing....

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SSI workers win £6.25m award for lack of consultation on plant closure

15 April 2016

15 April 2016

DfE consults on 30-hour free childcare entitlement

The Department for Education has started a consultation on how it should provide an extended entitlement of up to 30 hours free childcare for working...

15 April 2016

Acas publishes new guide to help combat sex discrimination in the workplace

Acas have launched a new guide to help employers and managers identify, tackle and prevent sex discrimination in the workplace....

15 April 2016

Warning was for improper conduct, not for manifesting religious belief

In Wasteney v East London NHS Trust, Miss Wasteney (W) is a born-again Christian who attends the Christian Revival Church....

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Nicknames which have led to successful discrimination claims

12 April 2016

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