‘The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued new guidance for employers on how to handle subject access requests (SARs).’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st June 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘An NHS hospital trust racially discriminated against an engineer when he was suspended over a health and safety breach, an employment tribunal ruled.’
BBC News, 25th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sexual harassment in the workplace has attracted growing concern globally over the past five years. The House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) inquiry in July 2018 triggered a parliamentary debate around the need for stricter duties for employers to prevent unwanted sexual behaviour at work. In parallel, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has prioritised tackling sexual misconduct in law firms and recent changes to its Codes of Conduct emphasise the expectation on firms to foster a culture of zero tolerance to counter-inclusive behaviours, including sexual misconduct.’
Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 23rd May 2023
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘In Mr A Cave v The Open University [2023] UKET 3313198/2020, the OU received internal and external complaints in June 2020 about what was claimed to be racist material that Mr Cave had posted on Twitter and on a YouTube channel he had set up entitled “Renew Britannia” [6].’
Law & Religion UK, 22nd May 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘ACAS, in conjunction with Affinity Health at Work, has launched new guidance on reasonable adjustments for mental health at work. It contains guidance for both employers and workers. David Leach and Hannah Peto examine what it says.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th May 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Every work-related suicide should be investigated by the Health and Safety Executive, experts have said, in the wake of the death of a head teacher following an Ofsted inspection.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An IT worker sued her “rich and powerful” boss for sexual harassment after mistaking “xx” in his email as code for wanting kisses and his initials for “A Jumbo Genital”.’
The Independent, 18th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Claire Williams discusses the importance of data governance and legal compliance in the healthcare industry, particularly in relation to employee data.’
Mills & Reeve, 12th May 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘Proposals in a new policy paper published by the UK government could have a significant effect on employment regulation, according to legal experts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th May 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The legal profession’s growing appetite for hiring career returners is opening up a wealth of opportunities for a talented group of lawyers who have “long been neglected”.’
Legal Futures, 5th May 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Libby Hubbard looks at a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case that considered whether a staff member’s behaviour and his disability were linked.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Fire and rescue authorities will be able to carry out stringent new record checks, helping fire and rescue services protect the public and their staff.’
Home Office, 25th April 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A paralegal at a London law firm was unfairly dismissed over unpaid wages, subjected to disability discrimination and harassed on the basis of her sex, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 26th April 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Employers that sponsor foreign workers to work in the UK need to be prepared to report changes to where those workers work to the UK authorities within 10 working days, an immigration expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st April 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
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