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...
TO TUPE or not to TUPE We are regularly asked about TUPE and when it applies. It can appear confusing but the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 cover situations where an economic entity/business, or a service provision, transfers from...
Top Questions for January 2019 A visual summary of the top questions fielded by DLP Advisers in January 2019. Click image to enlarge The top questions in January were… Contracts / Terms and Conditions – 33% Dismissal / Disciplinary – 27% Welfare / Sickness – 13%...
It’s a New Year: What Can We Expect? Update on Sleep-ins for 2019 Following our article last year regarding nurses and care workers and whether they would be paid for time spent sleeping, the appeal decision is expected on this in 2019. Following 2018’s Court of...
