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UK: independent review recommends employers publish workforce data broken down by race and pay band
The independent Baroness McGregor-Smith Review into race in the workplace was published on 28 February 2017. It sets out evidence that people …
Asia: UK Modern Slavery Act 2015
The UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Act) requires certain businesses to prepare and publish a slavery and trafficking statement for each financial year from …
Hong Kong: Damages for injury to feelings and exemplary damages
As a general rule, employees bringing a claim for damages against their employer will need to demonstrate that they have suffered financial loss as a …
Singapore: the meaning of serious misconduct
Employment contracts often provide that employees may be dismissed without notice or payment in lieu of notice for 'serious misconduct'. However, what …
UK: New resources - employment tribunal judgments online register
The online register of employment tribunal judgments announced last summer is now live. The online service covers judgments in both England and Wales and …
UK: Legislative developments - dress codes
The House of Commons Petitions Committee and the Women and Equalities Committee have published a joint report calling for more effective remedies against …
UK: Legislative developments - pregnancy and maternity discrimination
The Government has rejected the idea that pregnancy and maternity cases should have more favourable fee treatment, on the basis that the drop off in …
UK: Legislative developments - tribunal fees
The Ministry of Justice has finally published its post-implementation review of the introduction of fees in the employment tribunals and EAT. The review …
UK: Legislative developments- Trade Union Act 2016
The majority of the Trade Union Act 2016 is to come into force on 1 March 2017, including the new ballot requirements, changes to the required notice for …
UK: Jurisdiction - claims for EU-derived rights may only be brought in the UK if working within the EU
In Wittenberg v Sunset Personnel Services the EAT has reiterated its view, originally given in Hasan v Shell International (see our blog post), that …
UK: Discipline - gross negligence can be gross misconduct justifying dismissal without notice in some circumstances
Employers may be entitled to summarily dismiss an employee for a grossly negligent failure to act, for example where the employee is senior and …
UK: Disciplinary policies - employers should review provisions on expiry of warnings
Employers may wish to review their disciplinary and capability policies, in particular whether and when warnings are stated to expire and in what …
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