All in a Day’s Work: What is ESG? This month’s episode is an introduction to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) for Employers. We will be providing an overview of what ESG is, particularly from an employment perspective. We will also be...
Whistleblowing & Financial Services Whistleblowing, as set out in the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (‘PIDA’), is the act of reporting wrongdoing within an organisation with the aim of preventing it, and any harm that may arise from it. This holds particular...
Sexual harassment at work – where to draw the line? Tesco Chairman, John Allan, has recently been accused of inappropriate behaviour towards four female employees, which he wholly denies. Although it seems obvious now, behaviour of the type alleged in this situation...
Can Tribunals consider employee data unlawfully retained? Data Retained in Breach of Data Protection Rules – Admissible as Evidence in Court? Recently, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that a Respondent who kept employee data for over 10 years may have...
Can I monitor my employees and workers? The data protection laws in the UK are currently governed by the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). Since COVID-19 and the general evolution in working practices over the...
Potential Significant Reforms for HR Teams in Financial Services Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced plans on Friday (9 December 2022) to review the Senior Managers and Certification (SMCR) regime, as part of a wider package of 30 reforms to the financial sector known as...
All in a Day’s Work: Sponsor Licences This month’s episode will be an overview of sponsor licences. We will be looking at how businesses hire non-UK nationals, the process of obtaining a sponsor licence for businesses which will enable them to employ non-UK nationals....
All in a Day’s Work: Data Protection in the Workplace This month’s episode covers data protection in the workplace. We will be looking at what the laws on data protection currently require, what changes may arise in the future and what practical implications there are...
What happens to the earnings received by an employee when they have lied about their qualifications? In the case of R v Andrewes [2022] UKSC 24, Mr Andrewes was appointed into a CEO position, after falsely claiming he had the appropriate qualifications and relevant...
Gender critical beliefs – successful discrimination claim Maya Forstater has now succeeded with her claims for direct discrimination in the Employment Tribunal. Her other complaints of harassment and indirect discrimination were dismissed. Background Maya Forstater...
