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Employment Matters - November 2023 (Financial Services)

Employment Matters - November 2023 (Financial Services)

This month there are fewer case law developments to report. However, a significant development is that the last of seven employment related private me ...

Employment Matters - November 2023

Employment Matters - November 2023

This month there are fewer case law developments to report. However, a significant development is that the last of seven employment related private me ...

Employment Matters - November 2023

Employment Matters - November 2023

This month there are fewer case law developments to report. However, a significant development is that the last of seven employment related private me ...

D&I in the Financial Services sector: FCA & PRA consultation proposals aimed at moving the dial

D&I in the Financial Services sector: FCA & PRA consultation proposals aimed at moving the dial

On 25 September 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published consultation papers which propose ...

Increase to the immigration health surcharge

Increase to the immigration health surcharge

The facts On 16 January 2024, the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) will be increased to £1,035 for adults (currently £624) per year. For dependent c ...

Data privacy: ICO guidance to assist employers handling any information about employees' health

Data privacy: ICO guidance to assist employers handling any information about employees' health

The facts The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published new guidance on 23 August 2023 to assist employers in understanding their obligations ...

Bonuses: Bonus 'claw back' provisions were not a restraint of trade

Bonuses: Bonus 'claw back' provisions were not a restraint of trade

Contractual provisions requiring an employee to repay his bonus if his employment terminated within three months of the bonus payment were not a restr ...

Spent convictions: Criminal record disclosure timescales reduced

Spent convictions: Criminal record disclosure timescales reduced

The period of time for which ex-offenders are required to declare offences reduced for some offences.

Disability discrimination: Tribunal upholds claim of indirect associative discrimination

Disability discrimination: Tribunal upholds claim of indirect associative discrimination

An employment tribunal has held that an employee who was made redundant when she could not be fully office based because she cared for her disabled mo ...

Vicarious liability: Liability for sexual assault

Vicarious liability: Liability for sexual assault

The Court of Appeal has held that a secondary school was not liable for acts of sexual assault committed by a student who was on a one week work exper ...