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Harrowells helps women prisoners learn about employment rights as part of rehabilitation

Posted2017-12-21 11:04

Women prisoners had a chance to learn about their employment rights when they return to work, thanks to voluntary community work led by Harrowells employment law partner, Marie Horner. Around 17 inmates at HM Prison Askham Grange, Askham Richard, attended a...

Can an employer monitor content of employee personal messages?

Posted2017-10-13 00:00

Can an employer monitor the content of an employee’s personal messages sent from a work email account? Probably not. A recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Barbulescu v Romania has overturned an earlier...

Ask all job candidates the same questions about care responsibilities

Posted2017-06-23 09:32

A recent successful compensation claim against the Japanese Consulate in Edinburgh highlights why it is important to ask all job candidates, male and female, the same questions about care responsibilities and how such responsibilities might affect...

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Holiday Pay - the final decision on commission...for now!

Posted2017-03-01 00:00

The decision is in. The Supreme Court has refused permission for British Gas to appeal the holiday pay case brought by Mr Lock. What does that mean for employers? Essentially it means that any employees who earn results-based commission must have that...

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Blurred lines - employee, self-employed or worker?

Posted2017-02-14 00:00

In light of the 'Uber' and 'Citysprint' Employment Tribunal decisions and the very recent 'Pimlico Plumbers' Court of Appeal decision, it is clear that 'Worker' status is highly topical, evolving and a potential pitfall for...

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