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Wedlake Bell signifies growth ambitions with arrival of Employment Partner, Stephen Ravenscroft
City law firm Wedlake Bell has bolstered its Employment team with the arrival of Stephen Ravenscroft, former Head of Employment at Memery Crystal, bringing the total number of partners in… Read more →
News
Off the record conversations – reliance on the without prejudice rule and section 111A ERA – what are the limits?
It is often in the interests of the parties to any dispute to settle the matter quickly and amicably. Litigation, being expensive and time consuming, is generally seen as a… Read more →
Bulletins
Are you ready for next month’s auto-enrolment change?
Auto-enrolment has been hugely successful at encouraging increased numbers of people to save towards their retirement. Part of the transitional arrangements which were integral to auto-enrolment were the stepped contribution… Read more →
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Restrictive covenants: why it is important to get employment contracts signed (and other vital lessons)
Tenon FM Limited v Susanne Cawley (and others) Tenon applied for an interlocutory injunction against Ms Cawley, seeking to enforce restrictive covenants in her contract of employment in order to… Read more →
Mental Health
Absence due to mental ill-health is on the rise, report business leaders – Richard Isham comments for People Management
The comments Richard made were originally published by People Management – 9 August 2018 Business leaders say the number of staff taking time off for mental ill-health is on the… Read more →
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Joint employer concept to be tested in High Court – Adam Grant & Blair Adams comments were published in Personnel Today
This article was orginally published by Personnel Today. In a case that could open the door for more than 3 million outsourced workers to negotiate directly with their de facto… Read more →
Mental Health
When managing wealth affects mental health – Richard Isham comments for Private Banker
Private Banker International originally published this article. Richard Isham, employment partner at Wedlake Bell LLP, highlights two recent initiatives that are designed to highlight the issue of mental health in… Read more →
Bulletins
Pimlico Plumbers – Supreme Court stands firm on giving worker status to so-called “self-employed contractor”
The Supreme Court has refused to allow Pimlico Plumbers’ appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision that plumber and heating engineer Mr Smith was a “worker” with the associated rights.… Read more →
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“Lawyers slam government’s ‘Janet and John’ dress code guidelines” – Blair Adams comments for People Management
Employers urged to think carefully about what such rules aim to achieve and consult staff over their concerns Lawyers have criticised the government’s highly anticipated guidance on dress codes and… Read more →
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“I was defrauded by Weinstein gagging order, former assistant tells MPs” – Blair Adams comments for The Times’ Brief
Partner in our Employment Team, Blair Adams, has commented for The Times’ Brief on NDAs and sexual harassment, after disgraced Hollywood Producer, Harvey Weinstein’s, former assistant speaks out against “morally… Read more →
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“Workers’ rights to be tested by Pimlico Plumbing at Supreme Court” – Blair Adams comments for People Management
As the case of a Pimlico Plumbing subcontractor reached the Supreme Court yesterday, a matter which could change ‘gig economy’ workers’ rights permanently, Blair Adams, Partner in our Employment team,… Read more →
Bulletins
Action plans for dealing with allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct
A cultural shift appears to be underway in the public perception of sexual harassment and misconduct and the treatment of those making accusations. The exposure of allegations against prominent media… Read more →
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Comparing UK and Australian financial conduct regimes
Conduct regimes that hold bankers accountable for their actions are becoming more popular across jurisdictions. Richard Isham and Fiona Rushforth, partner and senior associate respectively at law firm Wedlake Bell, examine the Australian… Read more →
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Global Risk -Bringing back Responsibility and Accountability into Financial Services – UK and Australia
Following the banking crash in 2008, there have been consistent calls for increased intervention in the banking sector and in particular on holding senior management both responsible and accountable for… Read more →
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Multiple choice test resulting in an indirect disability discrimination claim
In a recent case involving the Government Legal Service, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the decision that a job applicant with Asperger’s syndrome suffered indirect disability discrimination when she… Read more →
Brexit
Supreme Court decision on serving the Article 50 notice: What does it mean and is it a harbinger of what Brexit negotiations will be like?
By majority of 8 to 3 the Supreme Court (SC) has held that the Government does not have the power, under our unwritten constitution, to serve Article 50 Notice to… Read more →
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New freedoms for pensioners to trade their annuities for cash: creating a secondary annuity market
Dovetailing with the new pension flexibilities introduced in April 2015, and continuing in the spirit of “freedom of choice”, HM Treasury recently announced that from 6 April 2017 pensioners will… Read more →
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A written warning: tread carefully when increasing disciplinary sanctions on appeal
In the case of McMillan v Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (“McMillan”) the Court of Appeal has upheld a permanent injunction preventing an employer from increasing the disciplinary sanction it gave… Read more →