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Employee claims constructive dismissal after resigning following his uploading of CV onto LinkedIn

6 January 2012 | Paul Gershlick

An employee of BG Group has claimed constructive dismissal after resigning following a row over his uploading of his CV onto LinkedIn, the business social networking website. The human resources professional...

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Question of self-employed status must reflect actual position and not just what contract terms say – Autoclenz v Belcher, Supreme Court

31 August 2011 | Paul Gershlick | 1 comment

People supplying or receiving services often want to know whether the situation is an employed or self-employed basis, as this can affect whether there are any employment rights, how readily the relationship...

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What do flexible working and retirement have in common?

2 June 2011 | Bob Fahy

No, that is not the opening line of a bad joke for lawyers! Both the existing statutory process for an employee to request a flexible working pattern and the now defunct statutory right to request working...

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Article 29 Working Party leaves geo-location service providers disorientated after strict data protection opinion about geo-location data

2 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Article 29 Working Party has concluded an opinion on geo-location services on smart mobile devices (such as smart phones and tablet computers) by saying that they are linked to natural persons and...

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Franchisee responsible for wrongful misuse of data by its employee but franchisor rights let down by poor contract wording – MMP v Antal, High Court

25 May 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Antal and MMP entered into a franchise agreement for MMP to operate a recruitment agency as one of Antal’s franchisees. One of MMP’s employees had a relationship with one of the candidates whom she...

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Psychics in the Police – Part III

18 May 2011 | Bob Fahy

In a further instalment to the story of Mr Power and his case against the Greater Manchester Police Authority (see part I and part II), Lord Justice Stanley Burnton has, in the Court of Appeal, refused...

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Government announces further review of employment law

13 May 2011 | Michael Delaney

On 11 May, the Government announced that it will extend its ongoing review of employment law. This forms part of the Government’s current review of employment red tape. The areas under consideration...

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Restraint of trade clause not to set up in business within five miles for 12 months was unreasonable and therefore unenforceable – Tim Russ v Simon Robertson, High Court

12 April 2011 | Paul Gershlick

TR was an estate agency firm. It required its staff to enter into restrictive covenants that lasted for 12 months following termination of the contract. They included an obligation not to solicit TR’s...

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Contempt of court action relating to confidential information misuse against ex-employee and his new business partner not made out – Pintorex v Keyvanfar, High Court

31 March 2011 | Paul Gershlick

P had employed an employee as head of sales in its business. The employee left P’s employment and went to work with K. P claimed that he had left with P’s confidential information such as customer...

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Equality Act codes of practice will take effect on 6 April 2011

22 March 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

The Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) statutory codes of practice on the Equality Act 2010 will take effect on 6 April 2011. The Equality Act 2010 came into force in October 2010. A revocation...

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Latest news and views tagged Employment

Employee claims constructive dismissal after resigning following his uploading of CV onto LinkedIn

Question of self-employed status must reflect actual position and not just what contract terms say – Autoclenz v Belcher, Supreme Court

What do flexible working and retirement have in common?

Article 29 Working Party leaves geo-location service providers disorientated after strict data protection opinion about geo-location data

Franchisee responsible for wrongful misuse of data by its employee but franchisor rights let down by poor contract wording – MMP v Antal, High Court

Psychics in the Police – Part III

Government announces further review of employment law

Restraint of trade clause not to set up in business within five miles for 12 months was unreasonable and therefore unenforceable – Tim Russ v Simon Robertson, High Court

Contempt of court action relating to confidential information misuse against ex-employee and his new business partner not made out – Pintorex v Keyvanfar, High Court

Equality Act codes of practice will take effect on 6 April 2011

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