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Legislation
Deprivation of Liberty Legislation in Scotland
Tony Clarke Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistThe Scottish Government has released a report on consultation responses to proposed changes in Incapacity Legislation.The Scottish Law Commission is...
E-cigarettes and the Workplace
Chris King Employment Law SpecialistUse of E-cigarettes or 'Vaping' is becoming commonplace in Britain. Surprisingly, the use of e-cigarettes in a public space is...
Can a dress code policy which restricts the wearing of religious dress be discriminatory?
Carley Kerrs-Walton Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistAn employer’s neutral dress code policy prohibiting the wearing of any visible symbol of political, philosophical or religious belief has...
Indirect Discrimination – When will there be a provision, criterion or practice?
Chris King Employment Law SpecialistIt can be sometimes very difficult to determine whether the actions of an employer amount to a provision, criteria or...
Indirect Religion or Belief Discrimination
Anthony Fox Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistAn issue that has recently been considered in the Employment Appeal Tribunal concerns whether or not the dismissal of a...
Monitoring an employee’s emails and the right to privacy
Oliver McCann Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistIn January this year (see “Monitoring employees’ use of the internet – the reality” from 31st January 2016 for the...
Does disciplinary action amount to discrimination?
Anthony Fox Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistThe issue of discrimination in employment is often a tricky subject, and employers should always be aware of the potential...
A language issue
Carley Kerrs-Walton Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistIn the case of Kelly v Covance Laboratories Limited, the employment appeal tribunal held that an instruction to an employee...
Monitoring employees’ use of the internet – the reality
Carley Kerrs-Walton Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistIn Barbulescu v Romania the European Court of Human Rights decided an important case on privacy of personal communications at work. Contrary to recent...
Eurocare 2: A Welsh perspective on equity for minority EU groups
Nic Bowler Welsh Care and Social Services Inspectorate SpecialistIn my last article I considered some of the difficulties faced by legislatures and policy makers across the member states...
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