Yearly Archives: 2017
Employer liable for Data Protection breach of employee
The High Court has found a major supermarket chain vicariously liable for the actions of a ‘rogue’ IT Security Manager who breached data protection regulations. Background An employee of W …
Holiday Pay Update
The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in the case if King v The Sash Window Workshop has given a decision on holiday pay which could have serious …
Burden of proof in discrimination cases
In our September article ‘Discrimination and burden of proof – a new approach’ we covered the case of Efobi v Royal Mail Group Ltd in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal …
Dismissal for illegality
The law An employer could be subject to a civil penalty of up to £20,000 for failing to carry out the correct process for checking individuals’ right to work in …
Trade Union membership
The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 states that it is unlawful to refuse to employ a person because of trade union membership. The Employment Appeal Tribunal in …
