BCLP recently hosted a seminar on AI in HR. In this thought-provoking session, we considered how AI is used in HR and its regulation in the EU and the UK, and then engaged in some discussions around two theoretical scenarios....more
12/11/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Employment Policies ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Labor Laws ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
UK
This week we mark the introduction on 26 October of the duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, and consider a few recent cases showing that this is a workplace issue that refuses to go away Last Saturday...more
Our April update includes cases on religious belief discrimination in the education sector, with a school chaplain preaching to pupils his views on same-sex marriage, a case considering whether the potentially disruptive...more
4/26/2023
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Remote Working ,
Sex Discrimination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
Our November update includes new case law on settlement agreements, particularly the extent to which they can prevent future claims, satisfying statutory requirements for protected disclosures in whistleblowing cases and an...more
Over the past few years there has been significant growth in the use of technology for monitoring workers, especially following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Global demand (based on the number of internet searches...more
11/4/2022
/ CCTV ,
CNIL ,
Consultation ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Electronic Communications ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
UK
The Bank of England has forecast that the UK economy will be entering into a recession in late 2022, with the economic contraction expected to last for just over a year, followed by a period of weak growth. Statistics from...more
From Friday 1 July, fit notes certifying sickness absence for employees can be written by a wider group of healthcare professionals, including pharmacists and nurses. Jackie Thomas looks at the implications of the new...more
Our March update considers key employment law developments from February 2022. It includes an important case on holiday pay for gig economy workers, EAT guidance on employment status and a case considering the ability of a...more
3/7/2022
/ Appeals ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Definition ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Holiday Pay ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Misclassification ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Race Discrimination ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
Our November update considers key employment law developments from October 2021. It includes recent cases on age discrimination, anonymity in the employment tribunal and automatic unfair dismissal on health and safety grounds...more
In our hyper-transparent and increasingly joined up world, the concepts of corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investing are gaining greater currency. Over the last decade, and catalysed by COVID-19 over...more
The Supreme Court Delivers Verdict in Landmark Uber Case -
As we reported in our dedicated update, the Supreme Court gave judgment in the final appeal in relation to the Uber litigation at the end of February, unanimously...more
3/25/2021
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Internal Investigations ,
Pay Gap ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Uber ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Unfair Dismissal
Welcome to the next post in our weekly series of hands-on guidance for UK HR professionals. In this series we look at common HR issues that you’ll encounter in the workplace and give you practical guidance on how to deal with...more
Welcome to the next post in our weekly series of hands-on guidance for UK HR professionals. In this series we look at common HR issues that you’ll encounter in the workplace and give you practical guidance on how to deal with...more
Our August 2019 update considers recent developments in employment law, including a key Supreme Court decision on restrictive covenants, and cases on disability discrimination and the impact of covert recordings by employees....more
8/12/2019
/ Actual or Constructive Knowledge ,
Audio Recording ,
Confidential Information ,
Consultation ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal
Scrutiny of the gender pay gap in the U.S. and abroad has intensified in recent years and shows no sign of diminishing in the short term.
In the U.K., both private and public sector employers with at least 250 employees...more