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Asymptomatic Covid 19 testing for people who are unable to work from home

26 January 2021

25 January 2021

Manager awarded £230,000 after harassment complaints not addressed

A former manager at Royal Mail has been awarded £230,000 after his complaints about bullying and discrimination were not adequately addressed, contributing to a decline...

22 January 2021

How employers should prepare for and transition to the new Immigration system 

Kingsley Napley immigration partner Ilda de Sousa outlines the key considerations for employers recruiting and retaining overseas talent under the UK's new points based Immigration...

21 January 2021

Motor industry employee sentenced to 8 months imprisonment in Computer Misuse Act prosecution

A motor industry employee has been sentenced to eight months' imprisonment, suspended for two years, in a prosecution brought by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Kim...

20 January 2021

DWP signs legally binding agreement to improve equality and diversity in the workplace

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has entered into a legally binding agreement with the EHRC after a former DWP employee won her claim...

19 January 2021

Racist, sexist, homophobic police officers dismissed

Three police officers at Hampshire Constabulary’s serious organised crime unit (Socu) have been sacked for gross misconduct after their ‘lads’ pad’ was secretly bugged following...

18 January 2021

Redundancy when Director took over the MD’s duties in addition to his own duties

The question for a tribunal is not whether there has been a diminution in the work requiring to be done. It is the different question...

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139 employers named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage

14 January 2021

13 January 2021

Maximum limit can be set when awarding assessed costs

Rule 78 of the ET rules provides for ET’s to make a costs order of either a specified amount not exceeding £20,000 or the whole...

12 January 2021

Lack of interim relief in discrimination cases could be incompatible with ECHR

A claim for interim relief can be made to an ET where an individual believes they have been dismissed for one of a list of...

11 January 2021

Guidance for employers and workers on work absences due to coronavirus (COVID-19)

The Government have published guidance for employers and workers on work absences due to coronavirus (COVID-19). It sets out the relevant legal framework around absence...

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How employers should prepare for and transition to the new Immigration system 

9 January 2021

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