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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
26 January 2017
Entrepreneurs and small businesses need to prepare now for the new data protection regime
“We’re all going to have to change how we think about data protection”, the Information Commissioner noted at a lecture for the Institute of Chartered Accountants last week (full text here). Those that are familiar with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will know that she is absolutely right about this. Brexit is not going to “intervene” in that respect - the GDPR will have come into force before the UK leaves the EU. In any event, for those that want to do business in the EU (for example, by offering goods or services to individuals in the EU), they will need to comply.
17 January 2017
What employment law developments does 2017 have in store for HR professionals?
It’s 2017; you’ve now returned all of your unwanted presents, your Christmas tree is lying abandoned outside and you’ve decided on a date for your new diet and exercise regime to begin. So is there anything to look forward to in 2017: a year of Trump, various European elections and the impending threat of Brexit?
22 December 2016
Employees with temporary incapacity may be disabled
In the case of Daouidi v Bootes Plus SL and ors, the ECJ provided guidance on what constitutes a disability for the purposes of EU law in the context of an employee with temporary incapacity.
20 December 2016
“Fair” dismissal after failing to prove the right to work in the UK
I got dismissed from my job, even though I am allowed to live and work in the UK! Why?
This is exactly what happened in the recent case of Baker v Abellio London Ltd ET/2302684/2015. The employment tribunal held that an employer was allowed to fairly dismiss an employee who could not produce a document that confirmed he had the right to work in the UK, even though they accepted that he was legally resident here.
16 December 2016
Wrap it up early – the limits of employers’ vicarious liability at Christmas parties
The work Christmas party is – “dreaded by some and an annual highlight for others”, so said the High Court in the case of Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Limited (“NRL”). At this time of year, bacchanalian behaviour in the work place is as grimly predictable as the articles from employment lawyers warning about its dangers.