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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
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Celebrate Global Day of Parents 2018
1 June 2018 marks Global Day of Parents – a day declared by the UN General Assembly in 2012 which aims to honour parents and
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Mental Health First Aid – #where’syourheadat?
Emma Sell, Practice Manager of BDBF explores how mental health first aid training works and what to expect from it. I first heard about the
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Barclays CEO fined by UK Regulators for Trying to Expose Whistleblower
Barclays CEO Jes Staley has been fined £642,430 by City regulators and had £500,000 of bonus clawed back by the bank after he attempted to
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Key Steps to Overcome Mental Health Stigma at Work
It is clear from recent studies that a change is needed in terms of how employers deal with mental health issues. Research from Mind, the
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Employer discriminated against employee because of perceived disability
An employer was found to have directly discriminated against an employee on the basis of a hearing disability it perceived that employee to have. The
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Injury to feelings awards available in breach of working time cases
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has decided that compensation for injury to feelings can in principle be awarded in respect of working time detriment claims. This
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New Year – New Brand
We have decided that it is time to refresh our branding to reflect BDBF’s leading reputation in the employment law market, its growing areas of
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Greek police’s minimum height requirement is indirectly discriminatory
The Greek police force’s requirement for new applicants to meet a certain minimum height threshold was indirectly discriminatory against women and could not be objectively
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Giving an employee a false reason for dismissal is a breach of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence
An employer who gives an employee a false reason dismissal may be in breach of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence. Mr Rawlinson
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Redundancy Guide For Employers
Redundancy Guide For Employers Whether you are looking to reorganise your business to change the structure or skills mix or just reduce headcount, we can
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CARILLION’S DEMISE
It is imperative directors understand their duties and obligations, not only during an insolvency, but prior to the company’s collapse. Even if personal liability
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