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GDPR – European General Data Protection Regulation By Rhiannon Webster The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2016. A rewrite of European data protection law, the GDPR imposes comprehensive and far reaching obligations. With enforcement after two years, companies need to be…
COVID-19 vaccinations to become mandatory for care staff By Udara Ranasinghe Yesterday afternoon, Matt Hancock confirmed to Parliament that COVID-19 vaccinations are to become compulsory for staff in care homes in England. Consultations will also begin on introducing a similar rule for other health and care staff. The…
Public sector exit payments: Treasury guidance By Zoë Wigan The Treasury has published guidance on the criteria which public sector employers should consider before proposing the use of a special severance payment.
Employment Matters - June 2021 By Zoë Wigan DAC Beachcroft's Employment Matters focuses on some of the most interesting cases and events occurring within the Employment Law sector.
Worker status: Mutuality of obligation By Zoë Wigan The EAT has held that the absence of mutuality of obligation will not necessarily prevent an individual from being a “worker”.
Disability discrimination: Whether disability is "long term" is assessed as at the date of the alleged discriminatory act By Zoë Wigan The Court of Appeal has ruled that the long-term effect of an impairment must be considered as at the date of the alleged discriminatory act and a tribunal is not entitled to consider events occurring after the alleged discriminatory act. The…
Health and safety dismissals: Dismissals for causing "upset and friction" when carrying out health and safety activities By Zoë Wigan The EAT has held that the dismissal of an employee for causing “upset and friction” when implementing a new safety procedure was automatically unfair.
Discrimination: A constructive dismissal may be discriminatory even where the last straw is not discriminatory By Zoë Wigan The EAT has held that if discriminatory acts play a sufficient part in the overall course of conduct a constructive dismissal may be discriminatory. This may be the case despite the “last straw” triggering the dismissal not being a discriminatory…
Health Employment Matters - June 2021 By Zoë Wigan DAC Beachcroft's Employment Matters focuses on some of the most interesting cases and events occurring within the Employment Law sector.
Workplace vaccinations and data protection in Ireland By Aidan Healy The Irish Government vaccination programme is now well under way. As a result of supply limits and in line with the government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy, it will still be some time before the vaccine will be available to the majority of…
End of COVID-19 adjusted right to work checks By Shahjahan Ali Traditionally, employers complied with their duties to prevent illegal working by carrying out right to work checks in person with there being only limited options to carry these out remotely or online. Social distancing rules and COVID-19 made it…
