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UK: Discrimination - corporate bodies can bring direct discrimination claims
The EAT has ruled that a limited company can bring a complaint of direct discrimination. In EAD Solicitors LLP v Abrams, Mr Abrams set up a limited …
UK: Unfair dismissal - employer contribution to ill-health relevant to when it will be fair to dismiss
Two recent cases illustrate the need for employers to take into account their own contribution to an employee's ill-health when determining whether and …
UK: Collective redundancy consultation - resignation in response to pay cut counts towards consultation threshold
In applying the threshold for collective redundancy consultation obligations of 20 proposed dismissals, all dismissals which are for a reason unrelated …
UK: Whistleblowing - disclosure concerning alleged breach of four employees' contracts may satisfy "public interest" test
An employment tribunal was wrong to strike out a whistleblowing unfair dismissal claim on the basis that a disclosure concerning alleged breaches of the …
UK: Modern Slavery Act supply chain reporting obligation comes into force
A new UK supply chain reporting obligation came into force on 29 October 2015. Any large (worldwide turnover of £36 million or more) commercial …
UK: Data protection - ECJ declares US Safe Harbour invalid
The ECJ has now decided that businesses - chiefly US-based organisations - will no longer be able to rely on the US Safe Harbour Privacy Principles as …
UK: New FCA and PRA whistleblowing rules
The FCA and the PRA have both published policy statements on their new rules on whistleblowing: FCA policy statement (PS15/24) entitled "Whistleblowing …
UK: Employment law changes in October
On 1 October 2015 the following changes came into force: New national minimum wage rates, the adult rate increasing from £6.50 to £6.70 an hour. …
UK: Discrimination arising from disability - disability need not be the main cause of unfavourable treatment if it is part of the cause or has a significant influence
A claim for "discrimination arising from disability" can be made where an employee is treated unfavourably because of something arising in …
UK: Discrimination - victimisation claim by individual 'associated' with those who have done a protected act
Employers should ensure managers do not treat individuals less favourably because allegations of discrimination have been made, whether by the …
France: Macron law adopted
Law n°2015 990 for growth, activity and equality of economic opportunities, the Macron Law, was finally adopted on 6 August 2015. This law covers a wide …
UK: ECJ rules that travel to and from home may count as working time for peripatetic workers
The ECJ has followed the Advocate-General's opinion in Federacion de Servicios Privados v Tyco Integrated Security (reported in our blog here) that, for …
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