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UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: May 2024

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Our May update includes a case on whistleblowing where the claimant’s belief in the disclosures was questioned along with whether decision makers who knew little or nothing about the disclosures could be blamed for those who...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - June 2023

New York, Minnesota and NLRB Act To Limit Noncompetes - New York Legislature Passes Bill To Ban Post-Employment Noncompetes - On June 20, 2023, the New York state Legislature passed a bill that bans post-employment...more

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UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: Settlement agreements, vanishing dismissals for gross misconduct, (lack of) mitigation and general news...

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Our December update includes new case law on a very unusual take on taxing payments under settlement agreements, how difficult it can be to withdraw an appeal and stop a dismissal from vanishing, and the consequences, even if...more

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Employment News: unfair dismissal, equal pay, what's new

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Gathering clouds – flawed investigation made dismissal unfair - In Sunshine Hotel Ltd t/a Palm Court Hotel v Goddard the EAT agreed that failing to hold an investigatory meeting does not necessarily make a dismissal...more

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Employment News: wrongful dismissal, equal pay, workers

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Red faces – no gross misconduct when employee revealed executive's pay - The EAT had to consider whether an employee had acted in breach of contract or committed gross misconduct when he revealed details of an executive's...more

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Employment News: protected conversations, working time, investigations

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It's no secret – protected conversation potentially admissible - The EAT decided in Harrison v Aryman Ltd that a claimant could potentially rely on a protected conversation in evidence. This was the case even though she...more

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Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q2 2018

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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

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Employment News - October 2017 #3

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In this weeks issue: - New right to parental bereavement leave... - Answer the question – dismissal fair although misconduct was not gross misconduct... - That old chestnut – height requirement was indirect sex...more

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Employment News - October 2017 #2

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Too much information? References to previous incidents did not make investigation unfair - In NHS 24 v Pillar the EAT found that an investigation into misconduct which took account of earlier incidents that had not been...more

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