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GDPR- Data breach register

Please feel free to download and use our GDPR template data breach register. For any queries regarding data protection please do not hesitate to contact us.

Suspension Checklist

We are often asked by our clients when is it permissible to suspend. Suspension has also recently come under scrutiny in the Tribunals and Courts. Morgan LaRoche have therefore produced…

GDPR – Retention Guide

We are being asked to provide lots of guidance under GDPR in terms of retention so we have produced a FREE GUIDE which we hope you find useful.

Limits on tribunal awards and statutory payments to increase from April 2020

The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2020 (SI 2020/205) has been laid before Parliament and increases the limit applying to certain awards of employment tribunals and other statutory payments…

Parental bereavement leave and pay: regulations made

The Parental Bereavement Leave Regulations 2020 have been made. These regulations implement new pay and leave entitlements to bereaved parents in respect of children whose date of death is on…

Employee charged with criminal offence was fairly dismissed due to risk to employer’s reputation (EAT)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a tribunal’s decision that an employee was fairly dismissed for some other substantial reason given the potential reputational risk to his employer, a registered…

Employment tribunal quarterly statistics for July to September 2019

The number of employment tribunal claims continues to rise according to the Ministry of Justice’s quarterly statistics for the period 1 July to 30 September 2019. Compared to the same…

Study reveals three out of five employers concerned about introduction of IR35

A poll of 398 senior decision-makers in medium and large businesses has revealed that 62% are concerned about their ability to attract temporary workers when the IR35 rules come into…

Alcohol Awareness Week

Alcohol awareness week is a week of awareness-raising, campaigning for change, and more. It is an ideal opportunity to drive a conversation about alcohol, signpost those who need help to the…

National Stress Awareness Day

National Stress Awareness Day is a great opportunity to take a moment to think about our wellbeing and find advice or support on managing stress, in order to maintain our…

Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 made

The Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 will introduce a £95,000 cap on exit payments in the public sector and will come into force on 4 November 2020.…

Acas Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20: 50% increase in calls to Acas helpline during lockdown

Acas published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2019/20 on 14 July 2020 covering the year ending 31 March 2020. The foreword to the report outlines the impact of the…

Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) determines that “Employer” for purposes of National Minimum Wage accommodation offset does not include a connected company

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a tribunal’s decision that deductions from wages for rent were not to be treated as reductions for the purposes of calculating the national…

The Employment Appeal Tribunal determines that a teacher suspected of possession of indecent images of children but not prosecuted was unfairly dismissed

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found that a teacher was unfairly dismissed for misconduct after being charged of being in possession of indecent images of children, but he was not…

The Employment Appeal Tribunal finds that foster carers providing “multi-treatment foster care” were Council employees

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that two foster carers who had signed a written “multi-treatment foster care” (MTFC) agreement were employees of the local authority who had approved…

The Department for Work and Pensions publishes guidance for employers making redundancies

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has recently published their guidance which provides information and support for employers making redundancies in response to the economic climate triggered by COVID-19…

Employment Appeal Tribunal determines that dismissal with no procedure following breakdown in working relations was not unfair

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld an employment tribunal’s finding that a dismissal for “some other substantial reason”, effected by an employer without following any procedure, was not unfair. Following…

Report suggests firms with more female executives have higher profit margins

The Pipeline, a collaboration of Diversity and Inclusion specialists, has published a report on the current state of gender diversity in the workplace and how it can be improved. According…

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GDPR- Data breach register

Suspension Checklist

GDPR – Retention Guide

Limits on tribunal awards and statutory payments to increase from April 2020

Parental bereavement leave and pay: regulations made

Employee charged with criminal offence was fairly dismissed due to risk to employer’s reputation (EAT)

Employment tribunal quarterly statistics for July to September 2019

Study reveals three out of five employers concerned about introduction of IR35

Alcohol Awareness Week

National Stress Awareness Day

Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 made

Acas Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20: 50% increase in calls to Acas helpline during lockdown

Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) determines that “Employer” for purposes of National Minimum Wage accommodation offset does not include a connected company

The Employment Appeal Tribunal determines that a teacher suspected of possession of indecent images of children but not prosecuted was unfairly dismissed

The Employment Appeal Tribunal finds that foster carers providing “multi-treatment foster care” were Council employees

The Department for Work and Pensions publishes guidance for employers making redundancies

Employment Appeal Tribunal determines that dismissal with no procedure following breakdown in working relations was not unfair

Report suggests firms with more female executives have higher profit margins