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Legislation
Upcoming Changes to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates from 1 April 2022
Nikita Passi, Solicitor at Napthens outlines the new rates and what businesses need to do now before 1 April 2022. The...
Government Announces The Employment Tribunal Refund Scheme
Who Does This Affect? Following the recent decision by the Supreme Court in July 2017, whereby tribunal fees were held to...
Parliament Proposes New Statutory Leave for Grieving Parents
This week The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill has been introduced to Parliament which, if passed, will entitle parents...
Data Protection Act 1998 – Employees and Removal of Personal Data
As an organisation, you will generally be satisfied that you understand your obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”),...
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – An Introduction
As all the marketing emails, you have been receiving indicate, you need to prepare for the EU General Data Protection...
Deprivation of Liberty Legislation in Scotland
The 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
Use 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?
An 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?
It can be sometimes very difficult to determine whether the actions of an employer amount to a provision, criteria or...
Indirect Religion or Belief Discrimination
An issue that has recently been considered in the Employment Appeal Tribunal concerns whether or not the dismissal of a...