Dodgy Disciplinary Decisions A leading parcel delivery company has been accused of implementing an unfair points based disciplinary system to sack drivers. Essentially, drivers who make small mistakes or don’t turn up for work are now given points. If they tote up 21...
Restructures In a recent survey DLP were asked us to cover Restructures. Below are our top tips for managing Organisational Change. Plan: Have your end goal in mind What are you trying to achieve from the Restructure? Managers need to clearly define...
Top Questions for February 2019 A visual summary of the top questions fielded by DLP Advisers in February 2019. Click image to enlarge The top questions in February were… Consultation (fixed term contracts, contractual changes, zero hours contracts, garden...
Protecting Our Client v Protected Characteristics DLP have seen a rapid increase in recent months of appeals based on the grounds of an employee’s protected characteristic. Our clients have often questioned when contacting us for advice why we are asking certain...
TUPE Case law Responsibilities of the new employer It is important to remember that the employer who is receiving the transferred employees is responsible for those new employees. This was illustrated in the case of NHS Direct v Gunn [2015]. Gunn was transferred to a...
GDPR in the News Google fined £44m over ads. The record fine was given for lack of transparency, inadequate information and lack of valid consent regarding ads personalisation. No Valid Consent The GDPR regulator said Google failed to obtain a valid legal basis to...
