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Ministry of Justice fined £140,000 after data protection breach

October 25, 2013

The Information Commissioner’s Officer has, according to the ICO website, fined the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) £140,000 after a serious data protection protection resulted in the details of all of the inmates at HMP Cardiff being emailed to three of the inmates’ families. The breach occurred between July and August 2011 and was only discovered […]

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Ex-Monmouthshire councillor gets redundancy payout after being offered new job

October 3, 2013

A former senior employee at Monmouthshire Council recently, according to the South Wales Argus, received his redundancy payout two years after being made redundant from his original role. Mr Andrew Keep, the former corporate director of lifelong learning and education, was made redundant in 2010 after his role was deemed to have become redundant. His […]

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Three basic employment regulations employers should watch out for

October 3, 2013

In this post we’re going to examine three basic employment regulations that employers should watch out for. This includes the following responsibilities: To provide a written statement of particulars within 2 months of the employee commencing employment To give written reasons for dismissal upon request from the dismissed employee To provide itemized payslips to the […]

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Pharmaceutical company hit with £100,000 fine after worker sprayed with toxic chemical

September 21, 2013

A pharmaceuticals company has been heavily fined after serious health and safety breaches meant that a worker was seriously injured by toxic chemicals. The employee, who was employed by Aesica Pharmaceuticals, was working on a storage tank when the accident occurred in February 2012. The tank had previously, in 2007, been taken out of service […]

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A brief guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurences Regulations 1995

September 21, 2013

In this post we’re going to take a look at the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (“RIDDOR”), which set out the duties for reporting serious accidents and injuries to the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities. We’re going to examine the following: When does RIDDOR apply? How do RIDDOR and […]

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Lawyer reaches settlement in pregnancy discrimination Employment Tribunal claim

August 27, 2013

A female lawyer at a Truro-based law firm has settled her Employment Tribunal claim against her former employer after she alleged that she had been discriminated against and dismissed because of her gender. Ms Kate Baker, 33, started working for Follett Stock, a Truro-based law firm, in 2011 as a solicitor. However, the employment relationship […]

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Transgender American TV personality sues network for $2.5 million

August 12, 2013

The Daily Mail reports that a transgender TV personality is suing the network that she appears on after she claims that she was discriminated against because of her gender orientation. B. Scott, born Brandon Scott Sessoms, 32, claims that he was discriminated against at the recent BET Awards because he was wearing women’s clothes. He […]

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Government reveals plans to reduce qualifying period for unfair dismissal for sacked army reservists

July 4, 2013

The Ministry of Defence today revealed plans to extend the current law on automatic unfair dismissals to cover sacked army reservists. The Government is currently undertaking a massive reorganisation of the United Kingdom’s armed forces, with a a proposal to reduce the current staffing levels of the army from 102,000 to 82,000. To compensate for […]

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Types of disability discrimination claim in the Employment Tribunal

May 20, 2013

In the wake of the recent Macmillan Cancer support survey into the prevalence of disability discrimination and harassment in the workplace, we thought that it would be a good idea to take a look at the various forms of disability discrimination, harassment and victimisation that can potentially take place in the workplace (under the Equality […]

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Assessing the merits of an unfair dismissal claim in the Employment Tribunal

May 16, 2013

In this post we’re going to take a look at the merits of an unfair dismissal claim in the Employment Tribunal against an employer and what employers should look for in assessing a claim. This will involve an examination of the following: Is the claim in time? What did you dismiss the Claimant for? Was […]

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