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‘Biggest cyber risk is complacency, not hackers’ – UK Information Commissioner issues warning as construction company fined £4.4 million

4 November 2022

3 November 2022

Continuation of the off-payroll working rules and what this means

The previous Chancellor announced in the recent mini-Budget that the Government was intending to scrap the Off-Payroll Working rules from 6 April 2023. On 17...

2 November 2022

Junior lawyer wins £23,000 in discrimination claim after IBS disclosure halts recruitment process

In Mrs K Farrow v Foster Clay Law Ltd a start-up law firm has been ordered to pay a junior lawyer around £23,000 for discriminating...

2 November 2022

Unfair dismissal and voluntary redundancy

The Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that when an employee accepts an offer of voluntary redundancy, they are agreeing that they will be dismissed for the...

1 November 2022

Michelin starred restaurant manager loses unfair dismissal claim after pocketing customer’s £200 bill

In the case of Mr G Palmer-Brown v DTSN Limited t/a Fordwich Arms the general manager of a Michelin star restaurant was sacked after a...

27 October 2022

Royal Mail ordered to pay £100,000 to whistle-blower after unfair dismissal and bullying

In the case of Ms K Jhuti v Royal Mail Group Ltd Royal Mail has been ordered to pay a recommended sum of more than...

26 October 2022

Boost for carers who will receive new unpaid leave entitlement under government-backed law

Millions of people across the UK who are currently providing unpaid care to dependant family members or friends will be entitled to unpaid leave under...

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ICO outlines its new employee monitoring guidance

25 October 2022

24 October 2022

Restaurant worker’s unfair dismissal claim dropped by tribunal after he fails to turn up

In the case of Mr Adil Hamdi V Shinzo (Jersey) Limited a former employee of a St Aubin restaurant who failed to turn up to...

21 October 2022

Vodafone worker wins discrimination claim after boss asks her sexually explicit questions

In Ms C v Thistle Communications Ltd (in liquidation) a Vodafone worker, identified only as Ms C, was asked by manager Bilal Shahid how lesbians...

20 October 2022

Employer which said a job role had “a flexible working pattern” when it didn’t breached Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) Code of Practice

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) oversees the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing (the CAP Code) which is the rule book...

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Bus driver wins unfair dismissal claim after getting into a fight with rival bus driver

19 October 2022

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