“It has passed judgments affecting multimillionaires, multinational banks and MPs but now Britain’s highest court has made clear that it does not have jurisdiction over God.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Employment litigation in the High Court is one of the most interesting and dynamic areas of practice. The cases tend to be fought at the point where countervailing currents commercial and employment law meet and many of the cases turn on resolving the tension between a bargain struck between commercial men and the portmanteau term of trust and confidence. That tension presents an opportunity for the creative advisor and a pitfall for the unwary”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 10th May 2013
Source: www.11kbw.com
Taylor v Chief Constable of Hampshire Police [2013] EWCA Civ 496; [2013] WLR (D) 171
“The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 were engaged with respect to risks from sharp edges in a claim for damages for personal injury once such a risk was shown to be more than de minimis, and the employer had to provide suitable equipment to protect against that risk unless working methods could provide equal or more effective protection.”
WLR Daily, 9th May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Hardly a day goes by without whistleblowing being in the news. Just last month, two police officers were suspended in Cumbria for leaking information to the press about the expenses of an elected Police Commissioner. Last month, the Robert Francis Inquiry published its findings in to the high mortality rates at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, which found a culture of fear and silence throughout the organisation which discouraged staff from raising concerns about patient safety. According to research of the University of Greenwich, 80% of the public feel that whistleblowers should be protected. It seems like we are all agreed that we need more whistleblowers and that they should be protected. But why do we continue to hear about whistleblowers being victimised? As we have seen from the Cumbrian example, should police officers be suspended for raising concerns about the expenses of an elected official? When is whistleblowing in the public interest?”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th May 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Section 207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, inserted by the Employment Act 2008, is concerned with the effect of failure to comply with the ACAS Code. In Lund v St Edmund’s School the EAT, presided over by Keith J, has held that, when considering whether ‘it is just and equitable in all the circumstances’, pursuant to Section 207A, to make an uplift to a compensatory award for an employer’s failure to follow the Code, an Employment Tribunal should not take into account the fact the employee had contributed to his dismissal.”
Employment Law Blog, 14th May 2013
Source: www.employment11kbw.com
“New laws should be drafted to set specific rules around data protection in employment relations, a new report has recommended.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“A headteacher is under investigation following allegations of cheating at exams,
nepotism and cronyism at the primary school she runs.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“‘Employee shareholder’ proposals are set to become law after the House of Lords
accepted further concessions which will see individuals required to obtain
advice from a ‘relevant independent advisor’ before entering into a contract.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th April 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Tailoring the law on vicarious liability (PDF)
Lecture by Lord Hope of Craighead
Lord Taylor Memorial Lecture, Inner Temple, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.supremecourt.gov.uk
“What are the duties of an Employee who is approached by a family member to supply goods or services to his Employer?”
No. 5 Chambers, 18th March 2013
Source: www.no5.com
“Fatim Kurji considers the European Court of Human Rights’ verdict in the case of Eweida & Others v The United Kingdom [2013] IRLR 231.”
No. 5 Chambers, 18th March 2013
Source: www.no5.com
“Employers may not realise that they’re favouring ‘people like us’ applicants but a recent tribunal case highlights how the burden is on the employer to explain a difference in treatment.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There is growing anecdotal evidence that some UK firms are filtering out job candidates with foreign-sounding names”
The Guardian, 11th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Guidance on how employers should deal with requests made by employees in relation to religion or belief does not create new rights, but rather recommends ‘good practice’ to help employers comply with existing laws, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th April 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Thousands of job applicants will no longer have to face their criminal past
being disclosed to employers, under changes announced by the Home Office.”
BBC News, 26th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Changes to criminal records checks will continue to protect the public while ensuring that employers no longer have access to certain old or minor cautions and convictions.”
Home Office, 26th March 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“If an individual has already been charged and given a warning for misconduct in a disciplinary process, can that process later be reopened, re-run and the individual dismissed for the same charge on the same evidence?”
Littleton Chambers, 14th March 2013
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
“We are making changes to the codes of practice for skilled employers. This includes updating the list of skilled occupations to reflect the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2010 system.”
UK Border Agency, 5th March 2013
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Today [1 March], the UK Border Agency is publishing a statement of intent, to help employers prepare for changes to the points-based system.
The statement announces changes to the codes of practice for skilled migrant workers from outside the European Economic Area. These will come into effect on 6 April 2013 and will also affect the timing of the applications for restricted certificates of sponsorship in March and April.”
UK Border Agency, 1st March 2013
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
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