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News - 18-24 November 2022
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Nothing comes ashore faster than seamen after a long haul on the briny sea, but how long do they have to be back on land to acquire discrimination protections under the Equality Ac…
News - 10-17 November 2022
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We start this week with ACAS new guidance on the use of suspension in the workplace.(1) Next we look at the impact of the cost of living crisis and workplace ‘burnout’ on mental he…
News - 1-9 November 2022
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Extra protections for pregnant women facing redundancy are currently progressing through Parliament.(1)We have caselaw which expands the remit of settlement agreements.(2)ACAS has…
News - 1 - 13 October 2022
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The Civil Service have rounded on Jacob Rees-Mogg’s plans to decimate them.(1)Bolt, the ride hailing app, like their counterparts Uber, are facing legal action over employment righ…
News - 17 - 29 September 2022
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We start this week with a look at the Retained EU Law Bill which, if enacted, could usher in a near complete demolition of the EU employment protect…
News 1-15 September 2022
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So it begins. We start this week with news of a huge decline in manufacturing output in the UK.(1)Our next article looks at a suggestion by L…
News - 19-25 August 2022
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We have an article about balancing working and personal lives in the post COVID world.(2) The TUC have commented on the dec…
News - 11-18 August 2022
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We start this week with the dangers of banter in the workplace.(1) Shoosmith’s quarterly caselaw round-up can be found here.(2)&nbs…
News - 8-14 July 2022
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What a difference a week makes, and as the caring, sharing face of Conservatism brutally consumes itself, the government has announced that it has no plans to…
News 30 June - 7 July 2022
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Our first story this week is a look at instant messaging services in the workplace.(1) Next we look at the changes to the issuing of ‘fit not…
News 11 - 16 June 2022
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Our first story looks at continuing regional wealth disparities despite home working.(1)Care workers in Bristol are set to strike over ‘cruel’ hire-and-re-hire…
News 3 - 10 June 2022
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We’ll kick of this week with a number of articles from the TUC. The first article highlights the severity of the governments proposed civil servi…
