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Trade Secrets - short video on the impact of the new UK Regulations in IP and employment contexts
Here’s a short video made for Practical Law, in which Herbert Smith Freehills IP and Employment Professional Support Consultants, Rachel …
UK: Court of Appeal ruling on scope of protection for internal investigations
The Court of Appeal has handed down its eagerly awaited decision in The Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation …
UK: No privilege for advice on how to “cloak” dismissal on basis of discrimination as dismissal for redundancy
The Employment Appeal Tribunal in X v Y Ltd has ruled that an email containing advice from an in-house lawyer was not protected by privilege due to …
Recruitment and protection of talent: a boardroom issue for pharma
Our article Recruitment and protection of talent: a boardroom issue for pharma is available on our pharma hub here. Technological advancement is key …
UK: withdrawal of job offer due to sickness absence was unlawful disability discrimination
Employers who receive a reference detailing a potential recruit's significant absence levels in their last job risk a disability discrimination claim if …
UK: Government's white paper on future relationship and technical notes in the event of a Brexit no-deal
Over the summer the Government published its white paper on the future UK-EU relationship post transitional period, covering a wide range of issues …
UK: HMRC update on national minimum wage liabilities following a TUPE transfer
HMRC has issued an update confirming that, with effect from 2 July 2018, where there has been a TUPE transfer of employees, all national minimum …
UK: employees protected against victimisation, despite ulterior motive for alleging discrimination, if acted honestly
The EAT in Saad v Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust has held that an employee was able to claim victimisation where subjected to detriment for …
UK: Employers may need to go further than strict compliance with the statutory right to a companion to ensure fairness
Employees have a statutory right to be accompanied to a disciplinary or grievance hearing by their chosen companion and, if that companion is unavailable …
UK: new resources for employers
HMRC has created a new online guide on statutory sick pay. Public Health England and Business in the Community have published a new toolkit to help …
UK: status as "temporary" agency worker turns on whether nature of work is permanent or temporary
A security guard on a zero hours contract and supplied mainly to one client for 21 months was held to be an agency worker entitled to rights under the …
UK: parliamentary committee inquiry into enforcement of the Equality Act; report into age discrimination
The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has launched an inquiry into the enforcement of the Equality Act 2010 and the effectiveness of the …
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