The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently addressed and confirmed the position of whether, or not, social media posts fall within the scope of employment. It has been confirmed that an employer is not responsible, or liable, for social media posts or comments where an employee is not “acting … [Read more...]
ICO begins active enforcement
Step back to the launch of the EU-General Data Protection Regulations (EU-GDPR) … the hot topic of 2018 … and it’s introduction into UK law, tailored under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). Has this topic remained present in your day-to-day practices or been left at the front door? Data … [Read more...]
Working Time Directive: Should employers keep records of hours worked?
The ECJ holds that employers must have a system for recording daily working time of all workers under the Working Time Directive. In the case of Federación de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) v Deutsche Bank SAE, the ECJ stipulated that employers without a time-recording system in place … [Read more...]
Does enhancing maternity pay but not shared parental pay discriminate against male employees?
The Court of Appeal has recently handed down an important decision surrounding whether, or not, it is not discriminatory for employers to pay its female employees enhanced maternity pay during periods of maternity leave but only offer the statutory minimum pay entitlements to any employees who chose … [Read more...]
What are the risks involved in employing sub-contractors?
Should a Business require additional support while undertaking a large project, subcontractors can often be considered a more cost-effective option than hiring additional full time / fixed term employees. This is because they have no traditional employment rights such as having no entitlement to … [Read more...]