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Following the 2019 Spring Statement, some New Limits to Tribunal Awards and Statutory Payments from April 2019
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The principle of open justice prevailed over right to privacy in the case of Ameyaw v PricewaterhouseCoopers Services Ltd, where an anonymity order for the publication of the judgment was denied under Rule 50 of the Employment Tribunal Rules (ETR).
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28th of January 2019 marks the first International Data Protection Day since GDPR came into force on 25th of May last year. It is a good time to look back and see how far your organisation has come, and what the future holds – you may still be on your journey to full compliance with GDPR, which is fine so long as you have a plan that you are working towards.
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The government is aiming to increase the NMW by up to 60% by 2020.The government and the Low Pay Commission (LPC) have been working closely and the recommendations of the LPC have been implemented relating to income.
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The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 was given Royal Assent on 13 September 2018 and is due to come into effect in 2020. The new legislation gives employees who loose a child under the age of 18 or a stillborn from 24 weeks of pregnancy, a day one right to two weeks leave.
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Deciding when is the best time for you and your partner to start a family can be difficult and for same-sex couples there is the additional question of how to start to your family.
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Do you need to request references? Generally there is no obligation on an employer to request a reference for a potential employee. There are exemptions to this including in relation to the financial services sector where there are regulatory requirements regarding certain types of employees.
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If you have an unused gift card for a retailer that has gone into administration, it is advisable to contact the company or the administrators of the insolvency as soon as possible to understand how they are planning to distribute any funds to creditors.
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Under the Equality Act 2010, a disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Therefore, where an employee is on long-term sick leave, it is possible that they are suffering from a disability.
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The Court held that workers who are on “sleeping-in” shifts (that is, where workers are required to sleep at, or near their workplace so that they are available to work if and when required) are only entitled to be paid for the hours which they are actually required to be awake to work, rather than the whole shift.
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