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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…
Employment Matters - March 2021 By Hilary Larter DAC Beachcroft's Employment Matters focuses on some of the most interesting cases and events occurring within the Employment Law sector.
Constructive Dismissal: Engaging in a grievance procedure does not undermine a constructive dismissal claim By Hilary Larter An ex-employee who had engaged in his employer’s grievance procedure before claiming constructive dismissal had not affirmed his employment contract
Indirect Discrimination: “Particular disadvantage” involves looking at those impacted by the policy By Hilary Larter When determining whether a policy was indirectly discriminatory against women because of their greater childcare responsibilities, a tribunal erred in considering that the policy applied equally to men and women. It should have considered whether…
Discrimination: “Stale” diversity training By Hilary Larter An employer’s diversity training had become stale and needed refreshing, leading the tribunal to reject the employer’s reasonable steps defence. BACKGROUND: An employer will not be liable for an employee’s discriminatory actions if the employer…
Budget 2021: New visas to attract highly skilled migrants and entrepreneurs By Shahjahan Ali As part of the Government’s plans to rebuild the UK economy, the Chancellor announced today further measures to modernise the UK’s immigration system. New measures will be implemented to attract and retain the most highly skilled individuals to…
No implied right to fair procedures for performance related dismissals By Barry Reynolds The Court of Appeal has confirmed that fair procedures do not necessarily apply to performance related dismissals, including during the probationary period. Key legal development A number of recent Court decisions suggested that employers must…
NHS Pension Scheme - No further changes will be made for annual allowance tax concerns but proposed changes relating to sexual orientation discrimination and final pay controls provisions By Neil Bhan The government has concluded that no further changes need to be made to the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) in relation to annual allowance tax concerns raised within the NHS on the basis that the modifications made to the annual allowance taper…
Supreme Court finds that Uber drivers are workers By Philip Harman The Supreme Court ( SC ) has upheld the decisions of the Employment Tribunal, the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal that Uber drivers should be classified as 'workers', not independent self-employed contractors, and therefore are…
Public Sector exit payments – cap on £95k revoked By Hilary Larter The Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations have been in force since 4 November 2020. They provide that any relevant authority must not make an exit payment to a person which exceeds the exit payment cap of £95,000 in respect of a…
Brexit Workforce Implications: Webinar By Shahjahan Ali The Brexit Agreement has significant implications for many employers. In this webinar our experts Nick Chronias and Shahjahan Ali will be looking at: Hiring EU nationals to work in the UK The general positon of UK nationals wanting to work in…
