Deborah Hely
DAC Beachcroft
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...
Ceri Fuller, Louise Bloomfield, Guy Bredenkamp, 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...
Ceri Fuller, Louise Bloomfield, Guy Bredenkamp, 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...
Ceri Fuller, Louise Bloomfield, Guy Bredenkamp, 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...
Ceri Fuller, Louise Bloomfield, Guy Bredenkamp, Alex Lock, Nick Chronias, Udara Ranasinghe, Khurram Shamsee, Richard Loxley, Georgina Rowley, James Rhodes, Katy Horner, Philip Harman, David Sims.
Unfair Dismissal: effective date of dismissal
United Kingdom - February 8 2018 The effective date of termination for a summary dismissal is the date on which the employee is told that their employment has ended, even if the...
Ceri Fuller, Louise Bloomfield, Guy Bredenkamp, Alex Lock, Nick Chronias, Udara Ranasinghe, Khurram Shamsee, Richard Loxley, Georgina Rowley, James Rhodes, Katy Horner, Philip Harman, David Sims.
