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It's good to be back!?!
As many return to work - no doubt with a spring in their step, a beaming smile and confidence in keeping those new year resolutions - us employment lawyers are slightly more excited than usual (we don't get out much) as we anticipate an interesting year. It is well documented that the Government...
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Employers’ liability for Harassment by third parties
Since the inception of the Equality Act 2010 the law has been clarified in respect of employers' liability for claims of unlawful discrimination in the form of harassment by third parties (i.e. those not employed by the employer being sued). Third parties in this context include customers,...
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The Court of Appeal Uphold High Court Decision to Wind-up Two Liverpool Companies
In a recent decision by the Court of Appeal, the Court has upheld a High Court decision to wind-up two Liverpool based companies offering what were described by them as extended warranties in respect of satellite TV equipment but which the Court decided amounted to a contract of...
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Exemptions from Employment Regulation
Yesterday the coalition government made yet another announcement of more "proposals” in the area of employment law. I think I am not alone in forming the view that the government does not know where to turn in respect of employment law. They appear to be adding to the confusion rather than...
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Signing off Sick
A recent report commissioned by the Government has suggested the creation of an independent service to assess people who are to be signed off sick from work. The proposal is to take the role away from GPs - who apparently admitted in the report that they did not have the expertise or...
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