Who's the boss? Employer liable for MD's assault on member of staff
The Court of Appeal found an employer liable for its managing director's assault on a member of staff during a post-Christmas party drinking session, in Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd. At the time of the assault the managing director was asserting his authority over his staff, so there was a sufficiently close connection between the employment and the assault.
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Don't ask why – Employer liable for employee's deliberate data protection breach
The Court of Appeal has also upheld the decision in WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC v Various Claimants that an employer was vicariously liable for the deliberate disclosure of confidential employee information by a member of staff with a grudge against it.
In the round – job description not in itself a PCP
A job description was not a PCP that put the employee at a disadvantage according to the Court of Appeal in Brangwyn v South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust in light of the employer's agreement that the employee did not have to perform some elements of the role.
Next steps – consultation on ethnicity pay reporting
The government has published a consultation paper inviting views on how to implement its intention to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay reporting.
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