Shared parental leave and pay

Shared parental leave and pay

Our newsletter for June is concentrating on a noteworthy decision from the past few weeks relating to shared parental pay. In the joined appeals of Ali v Capita Customer Management Ltd and Hextall v Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police, the Court of Appeal has...
GPDR 12 months on – Lessons learned

GPDR 12 months on – Lessons learned

The GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 have now been in force for 12 months. GDPR day (25th May 2018) was heralded by messages of impending doom and the threat of eyewatering fines for organisations if they did not comply. 12 months on what has the practical impact...
Making homeworking work & some team news

Making homeworking work & some team news

Homeworking has hit the headlines so that’s the topic we’re focusing on this month, but before we get into that the Employment Team have some news! Two of our number, Stephen Jenkins, Head of the Employment Team and Rhian Brace, Partner, have been appointed as...
Tightening the laws on gagging clauses

Tightening the laws on gagging clauses

The government has launched a consultation this month on measures to prevent the misuse of confidentiality clauses in situations of workplace harassment or discrimination. This comes on the back of guidance from the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Law Society...
GPDR 12 months on – Lessons learned

First fine imposed on a data processs

The first fine against a data processor under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (“GDPR”) has been imposed by an EU data protection authority. Although the non-compliance took place in Italy and the fine was only for EUR 50,000, it’s a timely reminder to data...