FCA and PRA publish first set of rules on regulatory references
Employment Law News FCA and PRA publish first set of rules on regulatory references A joint policy statement was published by the PRA and the
March 8, 2016 No Comments
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Holiday pay must include results-based commission
The calculation of statutory holiday pay should take into account results-based commission.
March 8, 2016 No Comments
ICO statement on data protection ‘Privacy Shield’ announcement
As the EU and the UK reached a deal on a new data transfer agreement, aiming to provide protection for data transfers to the US, the Information Commissioner’s Office published a statement setting out its position. The EU-US Privacy Shield is intended to replace the Safe Harbour framework.
March 8, 2016 No Comments
Dismissal for information-sharing unfair where confidentiality policy not enforced
The dismissal of an employee for sharing confidential information was unfair in circumstances where the business’ information-sharing culture was at odds with its formal confidentiality policy.
March 8, 2016 No Comments
Duty of care owed for gratuitous services given to friends
A person owes a duty of care when doing work for free to do it to a standard which accords with the expertise they claim to have, even where the work is being done for their friends.
March 8, 2016 No Comments
PRA consultation on variable remuneration buy-outs
The Prudential Regulation Authority is currently consulting on whether to change the rules in relation to buy-outs of variable remuneration.
January 28, 2016 No Comments
Employer’s monitoring of messaging account did not breach right to privacy
An employer’s decision to monitor an employee’s private messages on a work-related messaging account did not breach that employee’s rights to privacy.
January 28, 2016 No Comments
Increase to fines for national minimum wage breaches
From April 2016, a breach of national minimum wage legislation will incur a fine of 200% of the underpayments to staff.
January 22, 2016 No Comments
Exclusivity clauses in zero hour contracts unenforceable
Legislation is now in force to state that employers cannot enforce exclusivity clauses in zero hour contracts.
January 22, 2016 No Comments
New European data protection package agreed
A new European data protection reform package has been agreed and is likely to come into force in 2018.
January 22, 2016 No Comments
Employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to sickness absence policies
Employers are under a duty to make reasonable adjustments to the way in which they apply their sickness absence policies.
January 19, 2016 No Comments
Instruction not to speak native language at work was not discriminatory
It is not discriminatory on grounds of race for an employer to ask its employees not to speak their native language at work in circumstances where there are legitimate security concerns.
January 19, 2016 No Comments
