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DPH Legal feature in Buckinghamshire Living Magazine
What is acceptable behaviour at work and when has someone crossed the line? This topic is frequently in the news,...
March 5th, 2019
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Legal rights of employees with less than two years service
Generally, employees need to have worked for an employer for two years before they can bring a complaint of unfair...
January 25th, 2019
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More equal pay claims
WM Morrison is facing a potential equal pay claim in the region of £100 million from hundreds of its staff...
April 17th, 2018
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Is an employee under a duty to disclose the criminal conviction of others?
The Supreme Court, in Reilly v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council [2018] UKSC 16 (a transcript of the judgment can be...
March 22nd, 2018
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New statutory rates of pay to come into force
The government recently published details of the proposed new statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption...
February 7th, 2018
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They said they would not compete
As experienced employment lawyers, we frequently advise employer clients on restraining employees’ post-employment activity to prevent competitive activity. A recent...
September 27th, 2017
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Whistleblowing update: damages for stigma and loss of future prospects
The Court of Appeal in Small v Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 882 recently considered the...
September 10th, 2017
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What next for the gig economy?
The much-anticipated Taylor Review (or to give it its formal title, “Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices”)...
July 19th, 2017
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Dealing with stress in the workplace
Figures from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development show that, for the very first time, stress is the most...
December 21st, 2016
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Diocesan Discrimination
The inherent complexities of Equality Law are again in the spotlight following the recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case of...
December 21st, 2016