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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
20 November 2015
Case update: Unfair dismissal: A striking example of procedural errors
In Secretary of State for Justice v Lown, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the “EAT”), in overturning the first instance decision that Mr Lown had been unfairly dismissed, issued a reminder as to the proper procedural approach Tribunals should adopt when considering unfair dismissal on grounds of misconduct claims.
9 November 2015
Case update: Can someone bring a complaint of indirect discrimination when they themselves do not have the relevant protected characteristic?
That was one of the issues in a recent case involving CHEZ, the local electricity supplier in a predominantly Roma district of Bulgaria.
30 October 2015
Whistleblowing claims: The contracting scope of the "Public Interest" requirement
In Underwood v Wincanton plc, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has given guidance on the correct interpretation of “in the public interest” for the purposes of whistleblowing under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (“PIDA”). It concluded that a dispute between an employer and a group of just four employees, in relation to their conditions of employment, was “in the public interest” and so capable of being a protected disclosure.
28 October 2015
Whistleblowing in banks and insurers: FCA and PRA confirmation of their new rules
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published policy statements setting out new rules on whistle-blowing which push its importance up the agenda. These set out a framework of regulatory obligations applicable to whistle-blowing in banks and insurers.
The confirmation of the new rules on 6 October follows the publication last February by the regulators of their proposed package of measures in respect of whistleblowing in a joint PRA and FCA consultation paper.
21 October 2015
Shared (grand)parental leave – help or hindrance?
In an effort to boost the Government’s family friendly and flexible working policies, Chancellor George Osborne announced on 5 October that shared parental leave (SPL) and pay will be extended to working grandparents. With the details to be consulted on in the first half of next year and legislation due around 2018, it will be a while until the full impact of this extension can be calculated.