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Entire agreements clauses and misrepresentation claims
The High Court has confirmed that an entire agreements clause can defeat a claim for misrepresentation.
August 7, 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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Why context matters in harassment claims
The EAT has made clear that context is key to the determination of whether conduct amounts to harassment.
June 18, 2018 No Comments
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Disability discrimination and employers’ knowledge
The Court of Appeal has set out what an employer does and does not need to know in order to be found to have discriminated against a disabled employee.
June 18, 2018 No Comments
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Why employers can be liable for discrimination via their agents
The Court of Appeal has considered the circumstances in which an employer will be held liable for acts of discrimination committed by their agents.
June 18, 2018 No Comments
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Can a contract insist on variations being made in writing?
The Supreme Court has confirmed that a contract can validly prohibit variations being made to it orally.
June 18, 2018 No Comments
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Does gross misconduct need to be a single act?
The EAT has clarified the circumstances in which an employee can fairly be dismissed for gross misconduct.
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
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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
June 1, 2018 No Comments
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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
May 18, 2018 No Comments
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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
May 15, 2018 No Comments
