Could a Croydon Tram Accident Happen?
In the aftermath of the Croydon Tram incident, many questions emerged. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) report states: “The RAIB’s inv...
Court of Appeal Enforces 12-Month Non-Compete
Why the Case Matters In Boydell v NZP Ltd and others, the Court of Appeal applied the doctrine of severance—deleting certain parts of a restrictive...
Court Reverses Decision on Employee Monitoring
Key takeaway: The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has held that an employer’s interception of private messages on a company sys...
COVID-19 Furlough Extension: 10 Key Points
HMRC has updated its COVID-19: Furlough extension – ten key points guidance to reflect the extension of the furlough (CJRS) scheme to 31 March 2021...
Cutting Through The EU Confusion
John Ellison examines why some of the left-wing fears about Brexit aren’t as strong as they might first appear. Brexit and Trading Outside the EU I...
Demystifying the Apprenticeship Levy
Recommendations for businesses and government to help employers unlock the full potential of the apprenticeship levy. Recent figures about the wide...
Diane Abbott Says Brexit Voters Are Racist
Allegations of Rising Racism Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, Diane Abbott, claimed that racists who want to see “less foreign-looking people on t...
Direct Line Ordered to Pay £65,000
At what point can you raise legitimate concerns with an employee whose performance has declined due to menopausal symptoms? What reasonable adjustm...
Directors’ Personal Liability for Employment Breaches
One of the fundamental principles of a limited liability company is that the company has a distinct legal identity, separate from its shareholders ...
Dismissal Was Disability Discrimination
By Stephen Simpson on 29 April 2016 An employment tribunal has held that it was discrimination arising from disability for an employee with mental ...