Although much of the UK’s current employment law framework derives from the EU, it seems unlikely that the UK’s exit from the EU would result in significant legal changes, at least in the short term. There are several reasons...more
In Barbulescu v Romania, the European Court of Human Rights (the "ECHR") ruled that an employer may access employees’ private messages sent using the employer’s resources during working hours. Mr Barbulescu’s employer had a...more
What happened? In Smith v British Waterways Board the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) decided that an employee was fairly dismissed for posting derogatory and disparaging comments on Facebook despite the comments being...more