Brexit – where are we at?
Article 50 – Brexit negotiations are timetabled to start in the third week of June. The European Commission has just published the first two draft position papers to be used in negotiations. They are working papers…
Beware the pitfalls of workplace harassment
Victims of sexual harassment at work have been silenced by “corrosive” cultures while their abusers’ behaviour is “normalised”, a new report claims. In an attempt to better protect victims, the Equality and Human…
Headscarf bans and the dangers of headlines
Beware headlines suggesting that the banning of visible religious dress in the work place is something to be undertaken without thought or concern. It is true that the European Court of Justice has given Judgment…
Are you ready for 2017 employment law changes?
2017 will be a busy year from an employment law perspective. Significant legislative developments and changes will govern the HR agenda amid the ongoing uncertainty resulting from the Brexit vote. Compliance projects…
Spotlight on.. Holly Dobson
Lives: Bents Green, Sheffield Education: Georgetown School, Guyana, 3 primary schools near Bognor Regis and Chichester and Chichester High School for Girls followed by Durham University. Work History: DLA…
Holly Dobson looks at the benefits and support available for companies wanting to employ one of 10 million disabled people in the UK.
Under the Equality Act (EA) 2010, no employer may treat a disabled person in terms of recruiting, training, promotion, dismissal or redundancy, less favourably, than any other person. This may mean that in order…
Making sense of recruitment
COMPANIES looking for advice on recruitment can take advantage of a half day conference by employment law specialists at Wake Smith Solicitors. Directors Mark Serby and Holly Dobson from Wake Smith will be joined…
DPA - Access request refused where GP exposed to negligence claim
The High Court has given some further guidance on the difficult balancing exercise where data make subject access requests (SAR) and there is potential litigation in view. A GP has successfully overturned the General…
Guidance on Brexit - September 2016
This article is designed to be one of a series of articles we will produce over the coming months with guidance on Brexit as the steps that businesses need to take become clearer. WHERE TO START? Every sector…
Brexit - Update
The House of Commons has now published a briefing paper considering the impact of Brexit across a wide ranging number of policy areas. The key statistics make interesting reading. The UK make up 13% of the EU by…
