Appointed as a Whistleblowing Champion?
The whistleblowing champion is to ensure accountability at the most senior level for the way whistleblowing is handled and how whistleblowers are treated.
July 1, 2016 No Comments
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Hiring and Firing the Board
Gareth Brahams looks at the best ways to negotiate entrances for new appointments to the board – and what to do when a board member needs to be terminated.
June 30, 2016 No Comments
A View from the Managing Partner: Brexit
In the first post of his new opinion series, “A View from the Managing Partner”, BDBF’s Gareth Brahams considers the potential impact of Brexit on employment law.
June 27, 2016 No Comments
Oral contracts and bonuses – My word is my bond
When will an employer be bound by its promise to pay a particular bonus? Gareth Brahams discusses.
June 17, 2016 No Comments
Doing business in the UK
Gareth Brahams sets out the key aspects of employment law which companies need to be aware of when setting up in the UK.
June 17, 2016 No Comments
Lord Chief Justice intervenes in judge’s race discrimination claim against MoJ
Lord Thomas has written a letter to say that judge Peter Herbert’s comments about racism in the judiciary should be investigated by a disciplinary panel.
June 13, 2016 No Comments
Windfall for blacklisted construction workers
Workers who had been blacklisted from the construction industry for their trade union activity have been given compensation by some of the UK’s largest firms.
June 13, 2016 No Comments
Police evidence used during a disciplinary hearing
Evidence from the police regarding a stalking allegation was used by an employer during their disciplinary process.
June 13, 2016 No Comments
Leak to The Sun newspaper did not breach Naval Commander’s privacy
A Naval Commander’s right to privacy was not breached by a former colleague leaking to The Sun newspaper details surrounding his removal from office.
June 13, 2016 No Comments
When can employers get “negotiation damages” from a former employee?
Damages for breaches of post termination restrictions may reflect the price agreed in a negotiation to free the employee from restrictions.
June 13, 2016 No Comments
Was it discriminatory to sack a wheelchair user for using racial slurs when complaining about accessibility?
A wheelchair user alleged that it was discriminatory for his employer to dismiss him for using racial slurs when he complained about an inaccessible meeting venue.
June 13, 2016 No Comments
When can a contract be varied orally?
A court has held that a contract could be varied by an oral agreement between the parties, despite the earlier contract containing a clause to the effect that all subsequent variations must be in writing.
June 13, 2016 No Comments
