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Top notch growth for BDBF
Leading specialist employment law firm, BDBF, adds three further employment lawyer hires bringing their headcount to 6 partners and 10 associates.
September 18, 2019 No Comments
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Fathers at Work – Understanding Paternity Leave
The number of men taking time off work when their baby is born is falling. Despite the government’s attempts to encourage fathers to increase the time they spend caring for their children, it seems many men do not take advantage of their statutory right to paternity leave.
September 5, 2019 No Comments
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The menopause taboo: employers who ignore their responsibilities risk claims
Recent UK media headlines have focused on pioneering private medical treatment being offered to women to postpone the menopause by removing a piece of their ovary by keyhole surgery
August 7, 2019 No Comments
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DIRECT DISCRIMINATION DUE TO “PERCEIVED” DISABILITY OF POLICE OFFICER
The Claimant, Mrs Coffey, applied to the Wiltshire Constabulary to become a police constable. However, a medical examination revealed that she suffered from some hearing loss. Following Home Office guidance, the Wiltshire Constabulary arranged for a practical functionality test, which she passed.
July 27, 2019 No Comments
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NHS Trust did not discriminate when removing Christian NED for speaking out against homosexuality and same-sex couple adoption
Mr Page, a practising Christian, was a non-executive director of an NHS Trust and a lay magistrate sitting in criminal and family courts. He participated in decisions involving adoptions.
July 27, 2019 No Comments
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A SIXTH ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE FROM GARETH BRAHAMS, MANAGING PARTNER OF BDBF Today marks the sixth anniversary since we opened the doors of BDBF. We started
November 1, 2018 No Comments
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Employment Law News We are delighted to announce that BDBF is one of The Times newspaper’s ‘Best Law Firms 2019’ in England and Wales.
October 30, 2018 No Comments
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Highest whistleblowing damages in a landmark employment case
Employment Law News Highest whistleblowing damages in a landmark employment case Gareth Brahams, Managing Partner and Nick Wilcox, Partner, of employment law specialists Brahams Dutt
October 19, 2018 No Comments
Tom McLaughlin features in Ignites Europe – questions on salary history may become a thing of the past
Questions about prospective employees’ previous salary are common during financial services firms recruitment processes, but they could be on their way out. Siobhan Riding of Ignites
August 22, 2018 No Comments
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How can an employer give an opinionated reference?
The High Court has clarified the scope of an employer’s duty when giving a reference in respect of a former employee.
June 18, 2018 No Comments
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Recording employee’s communications in UK financial services firms
What are the rules on recording employee communications in financial services firms? In 2017, the FCA announced an increase in the number of financial services
June 15, 2018 No Comments
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Made in Dagenham – a clarion call for equal pay in the City
Today, 7 June 2018, marks the 50th anniversary of the strike by 187 female sewing machinists at a Ford car factory seeking sex equality, a
June 7, 2018 No Comments
