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Business Development: Playing The Right Card
Leor Franks
29 April 2016
Government announces intention to call for evidence on Non-Compete Clauses
The government has announced its intention to call for evidence in relation to non-compete clauses. Non-compete clauses are a type of restrictive covenant which prevents individuals from competing against their former employer or working for a competitor for a set period of time following termination of employment.
29 April 2016
EAT allows appeal against order for re-engagement
In Lincolnshire County Council v Lupton UKEAT/0328/15 the Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed an appeal against an order for re-engagement which followed a successful unfair dismissal claim.
28 April 2016
Kilraine v London Borough of Wandsworth: Distinction between “allegation” and “information” described by EAT as a false dichotomy
Facts
Ms Kilraine was employed by the London Borough of Wandsworth as an Education Achievement Project Manager. She was dismissed on 30 September 2011, allegedly by reason of redundancy.
26 April 2016
Subject Access Requests - Guidance on the crime and legal privilege exemptions
The recent High Court decision in Gurieva v Community Safety Development (UK) Ltd (“CSD”) gives some practical guidance to data controllers on the approach they need to adopt if they wish to rely on the crime and legal privilege exemptions to compliance with Subject Access Requests (“SARs”) made under the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”).
25 April 2016
“Pulling a Sickie”
In the recent case of Ajaj v Metroline West Limited the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the effect of “pulling a sickie” on the employer/employee relationship.
