The government has confirmed that a new statutory right to up to 12 weeks paid time off work for parents of children who have spent at least a week in neonatal care (i.e. care that a baby who is born prematurely, or sick, receives in hospital) will be introduced, as part of a range of …
Employer Update | Government announces new statutory right to neonatal leave and payRead More
Can we notify our staff if a colleague or customer develops the Coronavirus? We’ve been asked this question a number of times in recent days. Businesses and organisations are naturally keen to do everything that they can to protect their employees whilst taking steps to ensure that they do not fall foul of their legal …
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The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. This article examines some of the key questions arising in relation to two key questions: What does Brexit mean for the GDPR; and What steps will UK based businesses and organisations will need to take in order to ensure that EU derived personal data can continue …
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Overview: Employer’s failure to update disciplinary manager made dismissal unfair Case: Mr J Uddin v London Borough of Ealing : UKEAT/0165/19/RN The facts: The EAT has recently an earlier employment tribunal decision which held that an employee who had been accused of sexually assaulting a work-placement student was unfairly dismissed. The investigating officer in this …
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently amended its General Data Protection Regulation: Right of access guidance on the time limits for compliance with a data subject access request (DSAR). Key changes The ICO’s amended guidance confirms that when a data controller requests clarification from an individual making a subject access request, the start of the one-month …
Overview: Overturning the decision of the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court has confirmed that an employer can be held liable for automatic unfair dismissal in circumstances where the person taking the decision to dismiss is unaware that protected disclosures have previously been made. Case: Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti [2019] UKSC 55 The …
