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2015 consumer rights changes now starting to take effect
The biggest changes to consumer rights in a generation came into place on October 2015, and now some 6 months later consumers and retailers are beginning to see the effects. The Consumer Rights Act...
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The First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) has held that two directors were not directly liable for income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) that their insolvent employer failed to pay to HMRC...
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The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 It seems appropriate that Friday the 13th is the implementation date for the Consumer Contracts (Information,...
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Online and e-mail risks in the workplace: Social media guidelines
The Attorney General has published guidance to help prevent social media users from committing a contempt of court. The notes, which are available on www.gov.uk and on Twitter, have previously only...
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High Court provides guidance on personal data
Businesses will welcome recent guidance from the High Court on the definition of personal data. The court’s comments will be particularly useful for businesses faced with freedom of information...
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Disability discrimination: reasonable adjustments
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld an employment tribunal’s decision that an employer breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, when it chose not to pay for...
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ICO encourages businesses to introduce bring your own device policies
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has highlighted the increasing use of personal devices (such as smartphones, tablets and laptops) for work purposes. The ICO suggests that businesses should...
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Restrictive covenants in employment contracts
A recent Court of Appeal decision underlines how useful restrictive covenants in employment contracts can be in protecting an employer’s business. The court dismissed the appeal of a former employee...
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Flexible working, indirect sex discrimination and internal appeals
Employers should take note of what appears to be the first case to consider the effect of a successful internal appeal on a prima facie case of indirect sex discrimination. The EAT held that an...
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New empty property rate relief scheme introduced
The Department for Communities and Local Government has introduced a new empty property rate relief scheme for newly built commercial property. Relief will be available for new properties completed...
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