Don’t be tricked by recent updates on employment law, let us treat you with updates on the scary Data Protection fines, parental bereavement and frightening vicarious liability. Happy Halloween!
UK data protection legislation, including the new GDPR, is enforced by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO has the authority to issue monetary fines of up to 4% of a company’s annual worldwide turnover, or 20 million euros, for those in breach of their data protection duties.
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The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Bill has recently received Royal Assent, and is expected to come into force in April 2020.
In this article we briefly revisit the current framework before turning to what we currently know about the form and function of the 2020 legislation.
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There has been a recent string of vicarious liability cases seemingly increasing the remit for which an employer will be found to be vicariously liable for the actions of its employees. The case of Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Limited is another one of these cases.
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A belated welcome to William Chrusciel who has started as a Trainee Solicitor with Thomson Snell & Passmore in September. He has already assisted with a number of the Workplace Law articles and is working closely with the employment team.
Read the brief Q&A to get to know William a bit better.
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