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Brexit: practical implications By Mathew Rutter Our views and guidance on the implications of Brexit for the business community.
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…
Freedom day? Guidance and issues for employers By Joanne Bell In preparation for the lifting of remaining COVID-19 restrictions next week, the Government has published updated workplace guidance reflecting the measures businesses should follow from 19 July in England: Working safely during coronavirus…
Update on Government proposals By Hilary Larter In 2019, the Government proposed several reforms to employment law which have been side-tracked by the pandemic. We have given an update on the status of these proposals.
Employment Matters - July 2021 By Ceri Fuller DAC Beachcroft's Employment Matters focuses on some of the most interesting cases and events occurring within the Employment Law sector.
Whistleblowing: Was a decision to dismiss materially influenced by whistleblowing disclosures? By Ceri Fuller The decision to dismiss a whistleblower was influenced entirely by his behaviour after he had blown the whistle. This behaviour was separate and distinct from the whistleblowing, the dismissal was not automatically unfair.
Industrial Action: Protection from suffering a detriment for participating in industrial action By Ceri Fuller UK legislation should be interpreted so that workers are protected from suffering a detriment for participating in industrial action.
Discrimination: Women are less likely to be able to accommodate certain working patterns than men because of childcare responsibilities By Ceri Fuller A tribunal should have assumed, without needing evidence, that there is a “childcare disparity”, meaning that women being less likely to be able to accommodate some working patterns than men because of childcare responsibilities.
Discrimination: Protection from discrimination on the grounds of gender critical beliefs By Ceri Fuller The EAT has held that a gender critical belief, including a belief that sex is immutable and should not be conflated with gender identity, is a protected philosophical belief.
Post-Brexit right to work checks for EEA nationals By Shahjahan Ali Following the end of Free Movement, a grace period was introduced on 1 January 2021 which gave EU, EEA and Swiss nationals ( ‘EEA nationals’ ) as well as their family members extra time to secure immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme.…
Changes to the furlough scheme from 1 July 2021 – what you need to know By Louise Bloomfield The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is due to end on 30 September 2021. As we reported in March, in order to phase out the scheme as we approach the end of September, the level of government grant will reduce and the amount employers need to…
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…
