23 July 2010 | Rebecca Fox
In Associated Foreign Exchange Ltd v International Foreign Exchange (UK) Ltd and another, the High Court held that there was insufficient evidence that a restriction of 12 months went no further than was...
Tags on this discussion: contracts Employees Employers Employment Foreign Exchange reasonableness Restrictive Covenants
16 July 2010 | Krishna Santra
To read this article as it appears in Director of Finance, please follow this link.
6 July 2010 | Michael Delaney
the 1st October 2011, the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 are due to come into force. The time between publication of the final Regulations and them coming into force was intended to give recruitment agencies...
Tags on this discussion: agency workers Employees Employers
24 March 2010 | Bob Fahy
The case of a council worker who was harassed and then sacked for blowing the whistle on the Council’s management provides some useful lessons for businesses that have to deal with allegations from employees...
Tags on this discussion: Employees Employers Employment Employment issues HR Human Resources Pauline Scanlon Personnel Redcar Borough Council Scanlon v Redcar Whistleblower Whistleblowing
4 March 2010 | Krishna Santra
On 7 March, we will find out if James Cameron will become “King of the World” again and whether his film Avatar will emulate the same success as Titanic, 12 years ago. Yet again James Cameron is at...
Tags on this discussion: confidential information databases Employees Employers Intellectual property theft
1 March 2010 | Krishna Santra
"The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully…"
Jim Rohn (Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn)
It has been an interesting week at No....
Tags on this discussion: Bullying Employees Employers harassment
11 February 2010 | Krishna Santra
There has been much debate over the release of Munir Hussain, who was jailed for harming an intruder who attacked him and his family.
That case regarded protecting one’s family and home. What happens...
Tags on this discussion: bouncers Criminal prosecution Employees Employers Employment Employment issues Munir Hussain Public Liability Insurance Right to defend property security guards
9 February 2010 | Krishna Santra
It was reported in the news and in the papers today that Commander Dizaei, a high ranking police officer with a high profile was found guilty yesterday(although it is reported he is appealing), of misconduct....
9 February 2010 | Krishna Santra
Some MPs have been informed that they have to repay expenses which could collectively amount to over one million pounds. It has been reported that some MPs may be facing criminal charges pursuant to s17...
Tags on this discussion: Employment issues Expenses MPs
8 February 2010 | Krishna Santra
“A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognise it. They say. Huh. It works. It makes sense."
Barack...
Tags on this discussion: ACAS Code of Practice Barack Obama Disciplinary Employment issues
