Age discrimination: silver quotas
Could the ‘silver quota’ be the answer to improving employment rates in the over 50s? Polly Rodway considers in the light of UK discrimination law.
July 3, 2017 No Comments
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National Employee Ownership Day – 2017
Cerys Williams, Employment Partner at BDBF LLP, speaks to Liz Hunter, Head of Share Schemes at Mazars LLP about the key benefits of Employee Ownership.
June 30, 2017 No Comments
Employee Monitoring in Financial Services Firms
The FCA has announced an increase in the number of financial services firms who must record communications made by their employees.
May 18, 2017 No Comments
Are employers’ bans on headscarves at work discriminatory?
An employer’s ban on wearing religious symbols at work may or may not be directly discriminatory depending on the reason for the ban.
May 11, 2017 No Comments
Contractors may be covered by Gender Pay Gap reporting regulations
The Gender Pay Gap reporting regulations are now in force, and guidance suggests that contractors’ earnings may need to be covered in the reports.
May 11, 2017 No Comments
Proportionality and data subject access requests
An employer must only conduct a proportionate search, and give a proportionate response, to data subject access requests it receives.
May 11, 2017 No Comments
At what point does a notice sent by post take effect?
Notice of termination of employment sent by post will take effect once the recipient has personally taken delivery of the letter.
May 11, 2017 No Comments
Naming and Shaming in the Free (Employment) Market
BDBF’s Cerys Williams and Rolleen McDonnell look at the impact the new public database of Employment Tribunal judgments could have in practice.
May 5, 2017 No Comments
5 top tips for employers following ‘gig economy’ cases
Employment status and the ‘gig economy’ have made press headlines recently. Samantha Prosser discusses her top tips to addressing employers’ concerns.
April 26, 2017 No Comments
Brexit – Relocation Relocation Relocation
Arpita Dutt and Rolleen McDonnell discuss their top tips for Senior Executives when dealing with the prospect of a potential company relocation.
April 3, 2017 No Comments
Regulatory reference rules now in force under senior managers regimes
The new regulatory reference regime under the SMCR is now in force. Nick Wilcox considers the impact of the new rules on executives in financial services.
March 8, 2017 No Comments
Partner Hire: Cerys Williams
BDBF is delighted to welcome Cerys Williams as a new Partner. Cerys brings with her 17 years of expertise in contentious and non-contentious employment law.
January 24, 2017 No Comments
