Whistleblowing: a detriment claim can be brought against overseas colleagues
United Kingdom - February 8 2018 The EAT has held that whistleblowing claims can be brought against co-workers who are based abroad if the co-workers have a sufficiently strong...
Louise Bloomfield, Guy Bredenkamp, Deborah Hely, Alex Lock, Nick Chronias, Udara Ranasinghe, Khurram Shamsee, Richard Loxley, Georgina Rowley, James Rhodes, Katy Horner, Philip Harman, David Sims.
Working Time Regulations: compensatory rest breaks must be a single continuous period of at least twenty minutes
United Kingdom - February 8 2018 In this case, the EAT considered whether compensatory rest must be taken in one uninterrupted period or whether a series of short breaks can be...
Louise Bloomfield, Guy Bredenkamp, Deborah Hely, Nick Chronias, Udara Ranasinghe, Khurram Shamsee, Richard Loxley, Georgina Rowley, James Rhodes, Katy Horner, Philip Harman, David Sims.
Covert Surveillance: does it breach the right to privacy?
European Union - February 8 2018 The use of hidden cameras did violate the right to privacy of employees who were dismissed for theft, according to the European Court of Human Rights...
Louise Bloomfield, Guy Bredenkamp, Deborah Hely, Alex Lock, Nick Chronias, Udara Ranasinghe, Khurram Shamsee, Richard Loxley, Georgina Rowley, James Rhodes, Katy Horner, Philip Harman, David Sims.
Whistleblowing: the person subjecting a whistleblower to a detriment must be personally motivated by a protected disclosure
United Kingdom - February 8 2018 The EAT has decided that, to be liable for a detriment under whistleblowing legislation, a person who subjects a worker to a detriment must personally...
Louise Bloomfield, Guy Bredenkamp, Deborah Hely, Alex Lock, Nick Chronias, Udara Ranasinghe, Khurram Shamsee, Richard Loxley, Georgina Rowley, James Rhodes, Katy Horner, Philip Harman, David Sims.
Collective Bargaining: outsourced workers not entitled to collectively bargain with "De Facto" employer
United Kingdom - February 8 2018 The Central Arbitration Committee has rejected a claim that outsourced workers employed at a university should be entitled to bargain collectively...
Louise Bloomfield, Guy Bredenkamp, Deborah Hely, Alex Lock, Nick Chronias, Udara Ranasinghe, Khurram Shamsee, Richard Loxley, Georgina Rowley, James Rhodes, Katy Horner, Philip Harman, David Sims.
