Government-ordered office closures that swept much of Europe early in 2020 appear to have helped convince employers across the continent that workers could be just as productive remotely as they could while gathered in...more
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
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) provided useful clarity on when an act by an employee is done “in the course of employment” making the employer liable. The claimant had seen a colleague’s social media post featuring a...more
10/16/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
International Labor Laws ,
Offensive Language ,
Post-Termination Acts ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour
To much fanfare and the great excitement of many employment lawyers, the UK Supreme Court recently delivered its first judgment on employment post-termination restrictions for a century, in Tillman v. Egon Zehnder. The court...more
8/2/2019
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Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
UK ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms
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