At the end of January 2024, the UK Government set out a surprise proposal to introduce a £55 fee for individuals to bring proceedings in the Employment Tribunals (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). This would be a...more
The Irish Court of Appeal has handed down a decision (DPC v Doolin) relating to the alleged misuse of CCTV by an employer in disciplinary proceedings relating to an employee taking unauthorised breaks. In this case, the Court...more
Striking Workers Are Protected from Suffering Detriment -
Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency -
On November 18, 2021, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that workers who take part in...more
1/19/2022
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Collective Bargaining ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Regulations ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Remote Working ,
Right to Strike ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Leaked Legal Advice Protected Under Privilege, Court of Appeal Holds -
Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency -
On October 22, 2019, the UK Court of Appeal held that a leaked email, in which in-house...more
1/22/2020
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Discriminatory Intent ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Legal Advice Privilege ,
LGBTQ ,
Third-Party ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal
Supreme Court Rules that Refusal to Bake “Gay-Cake” Was Not Discriminatory -
Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency -
On October 10, 2018, the UK Supreme Court held a bakery and its Christian owners had...more
1/16/2019
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Employment Litigation ,
Freedom of Expression ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Personal Liability ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
UK ,
Vicarious Liability ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Violence
The new Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018, which was enacted on September 13 and will come into effect in 2020, grants parents who experience the loss of a child under 18 or a stillbirth after 24 weeks of...more
10/11/2018
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Bereavement Leave ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Domestic Workers ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Internal Investigations ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Legislation ,
Parental Leave ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Data Protection Act 2018 Enacted -
New Legislation Enacted -
Effective May 25, 2018, the UK Data Protection Act transposes the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into UK law, thereby replacing the Data...more
7/23/2018
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Breach of Contract ,
Data Protection ,
Disability ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employment Litigation ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Labor Laws ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Wage and Hour