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October 2018  Employment eNews

Staff Handbook: what you should and shouldn't do as employers

 

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Launches Consultation into Ethnicity Pay Gap

 

Preparing for the Party Season?


Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Launches Consultation into Ethnicity Pay Gap

Following on from the Gender Pay Gap Reporting requirement, the Government launched a consultation into Ethnicity Pay Reporting earlier this month. The Consultation is currently underway, and responses are required by 11 January 2019.

The issue of ethnicity pay disparity has been on the government radar for some time, with Baroness McGregor-Smith being tasked to examine the barriers faced by people from ethnic minorities in the workplace and consider what could be done to address them back in 2016.   

 

 

Liability for Individuals (as well as employers) in Whistleblowing Cases

The recent case of Timis v Osipov [2018] EWCA Civ 2321 is sure to have created uncertainty and worry in boardrooms throughout the country. The Court of Appeal held that two individual directors must pay out £2 million in a landmark whistleblowing decision.

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Preparing for the Party Season? Are you as an employer liable for the conduct of an employee at an event held outside of work?

Yes, you could be! Last week in the case of Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd, the Court of Appeal found that the company was liable for an incident that happened after a work event had finished.

 

 

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Staff Handbook: what you should and shouldn't do as employers

This article offers several tips and guidance for employers to ensure best employment practices are being followed when it comes to drafting and managing company handbooks.

 

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