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With the introduction of GDPR, there has been a large focus upon personal data recently. A huge area of risk is with email. The majority of people now use emails on a daily basis, both personally and professionally and they become so second nature that we can forget the risks that may be associated with …
With the FIFA World Cup upon us, we felt it necessary to illustrate some challenges from an employment law perspective. Our goal with this article is to provide some advice to employers so they know the score when it comes to World Cup issues. (We promise to keep the football puns to a minimum!).
We’ve been loving the recent warm weather. With it set to continue, we wanted to have a look at the rules and regulations about high temperatures in the workplace. Yes, they apply in Scotland too! It’s no fun being stuck in the office on a sunny day but we’ll set out the basics, below, so …
If one person makes an audio recording of another person without the second person’s knowledge or permission, our automatic reaction is that that is not “fair”. This is an issue that comes up reasonably often in the context of meetings between employer and employee, particularly disciplinary meetings. What does the law say about these things? …
The growing publicity surrounding sexual harassment in the workplace Hardly a day goes by at the moment where we don’t read or hear something in the news about some form of sex discrimination in the workplace. Although this is an issue which has always existed it is now more widely publicised with allegations against various …
Introduction When an employee enters into an employment relationship with a new employer they should be issued with a written contract of employment at the beginning of their employment, setting out the terms and conditions of that employment. Once this contract is signed by both parties it is a binding document and enforceable by a …
The abolition of Employment Tribunal (ET) fees in July 2017 seems to have resulted in a widely-expected – and significant – increase in ET claims, according to UK Government statistics published this week. ET fees were in force from 29 July 2013 to 26 July 2017, at which time the Supreme Court declared the existing …
Are you considering a new job? This time of year can be a time for reflection and a time to consider changes in the New Year. For some, this could mean a change of employment. For any employee entering into new employment, they should be issued with a written contract of employment from their employers. …