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Update on GDPR: the Data Protection Bill
On 13 September the Government published the Data Protection Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech earlier this year, which will repeal the existing Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The Bill...
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Criminal Finances Act 2017 – implications for employers
On 30 September 2017, two criminal offences under the Criminal Finances Act 2017 came into force (see our previous article with some further details) which all organisations (corporate bodies –including charities...
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Monitoring private messages
In 2016 the case of Bărbulescu v Romania was dubbed a "snooper's charter". The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the dismissal of an employee for using electronic...
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The relevance of previous incidents in disciplinary investigations
The recent EAT case of NHS 24 v Pillar has reversed the previous Employment Tribunal decision and has found that including previous incidents that were not subject to disciplinary action in an...
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Employment Tribunal compensation changes
With the abolition of Employment Tribunal (ET) fees, more claims are inevitable. In successful claims, ETs award compensation based on well-established rules, some of which have recently changed. Employer's pension...
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Orbis Education and Care acquires Bangeston Autism Care Services
Autism care specialist, Orbis Education and Care, has acquired Pembrokeshire Resource Centre, which trades as Bangeston Autism Care Services, for an undisclosed sum.
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Survey reveals nine out of ten businesses are not ready for the new data rules
A survey by leading law firm Blake Morgan has revealed nine out of 10 businesses have still not made crucial updates to their privacy policies – a key requirement ahead...
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The Pre-Action Protocol for debt claims
Businesses must now do more to provide information to individual debtors and attempt to settle before taking them to court. The new Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims (PAPDC) comes into force on...
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Life assurance schemes – update on excepted schemes
Many employers are starting to establish excepted life assurance arrangements which fall outside of the UK tax regime for pensions saving. Benefits under excepted schemes do not count towards the...
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Court of Appeal overturns High Court ruling on IBM’s “Project Waltz” pension changes in 2010
The High Court when it heard the dispute in April 2014 held that IBM acted in breach of its duty of good faith to the members when it closed two...
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Defined Benefit Schemes and Struggling Businesses- the elephant in the room
Throughout 2016 and so far in 2017, defined benefit pension schemes have made headline news for all the wrong reasons. Firstly, BHS and its massive pension deficit shone a spot...
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Trustees (and employers) – are you ready for GDPR?
The requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation become enforceable on 25 May 2018 – less than 9 months from now – and there is a lot of work for...
