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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
14 September 2012
The Government's latest employment proposals
What is interesting about the Government’s announcements today is that BIS does not appear to have changed course since the introduction of Michael Fallon into the Ministerial Team mix. Fallon was parachuted into the Department only last week with the Government reshuffle, as the “voice of business”, some would even say as a Tory spy, so as to keep an eye on Vince Cable, but what has been released today is very much what we have been expecting since before the summer break.
7 September 2012
Vicarious liability and social media - what are the risks to employers?
The prevalence of social media in the workplace continues apace. Employees can often access social media through both employer IT facilities and personal devices. This naturally increases the risk that employees may breach employment policies and/or act unlawfully both in the course of employment and through their actions outside of employment bringing the employer into disrepute.
5 September 2012
Employment Ministers – all change?
From an employment perspective it is difficult to read the extent to which the Government reshuffle will mark a change in direction for the employment team at BIS (the former DTI).
19 July 2012
Employment Tribunals - new rules, new times
A little later than planned, and not quite the “root and branch” reform that we were initially promised, Mr Justice Underhill’s proposals (released last week) for a brand new rule book for Employment Tribunals, is nonetheless very much to be welcomed.
13 July 2012
Dismissals - how to avoid making gross misconduct pay
Occasionally employers discover gross misconduct after they have dismissed an employee and sometimes after they have already paid the employee compensation. The Court of Appeal looked at this recently in Duncan Cavenagh v William Evans Limited. Before looking at that case here is a quick summary of some earlier decisions.
