How to terminate employment and exercise a payment in lieu of notice clause *

United Kingdom - January 3 2013
The UK Supreme Court has provided guidance about two issues of importance for employers wishing to dismiss a UK employee: What happens when an…

Co-authors: Paul McGrath.

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Privacy scofflaws beware: increasing fines in the United Kingdom and Europe *

European Union, United Kingdom - November 28 2012
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office is committed to enforcing the Data Protection Act 1998 and has the right to impose fines of up to £500,000 for serious breaches.

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Social media privacy around the globe *

Burkina Faso, China, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, USA - November 28 2012
As the popularity of social media and information sharing grows, so too does the importance of that shared data to employers.

Co-authors: Heather Egan Sussman, Paul Melot de Beauregard, Veronica Pinotti, May Lu, Jason Casero.

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European Court of Human Rights finds that greater protections are required for the political beliefs of UK employees *

United Kingdom - November 27 2012
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in Redfearn v United Kingdom 2012 ECHR 1878, has held that employment law in the United Kingdom does not adequately protect individuals from dismissal as a result of their political beliefs or affiliations.

Co-authors: David Dalgarno, Paul McGrath, Katie L. Clark.

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UK employment alert no 204: further extension to workers’ holiday rights *

European Union, United Kingdom - August 16 2012
The holiday rights of workers who fall ill while on holiday, or are absent on long term sick leave, have been extended further by two recent rulings

Co-authors: David Dalgarno, Katie L. Clark.

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