entrapment or a necessary guard against misrepresentation? In our experience, employees frequently request to record disciplinary and capability meetings for a variety of different reasons and those requests are, in…
Positive action is an lawful method of preferring candidates and employees from under-represented groups for appointment to roles or promotion. It’s not a new phenomenon; positive action, in various forms,…
Our June newsletter comes with not one but two factsheets for you to download. The first is a handy guide when dealing with Data Subjects Access Requests which relates to…
The end of May saw the anniversary of the introduction of the 2018 Data Protection Act. Although there haven’t been significant changes to the rights of employees, we’ve seen a…
The Court of Appeal has, this week, issued a landmark judgment which will be of interest to employers and their advisers concerning the vexed question of overtime and holiday pay…
Torque Law, York’s award-winning boutique employment law firm, continues to grow in size and confidence as it recently celebrated the arrival of its seventh team member. Founding partners, Tiggy Clifford…
Take a look at our May newsletter about how we are commiting to our promises by launching our Client Pledge. In this edition, we comment on the Women and Equalities…
The recent case of Baldeh v Churches Housing Association of Dudley & District has highlighted the importance of keeping an open mind until the end of a disciplinary appeal process,…
In previous newsletters we reported on the launch of a new Government consultation on pregnancy and maternity discrimination (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/773179/extending-redundancy-protection-for-pregnant-women.pdf) . The Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) has, this month,…
Do you follow us on social media, Twitter/LinkedIn? If not our April newsletter reminds you we are present on both and kindly asks you to follow us. Also in this…