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Case law: Supreme Court agrees it is not discriminatory to pay fathers on shared parental leave less than mothers on maternity leave – at least if the shared parental leave is only for 14 weeks
- Apr 2020
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- Legal Alert
Employers offering enhanced contractual maternity pay to mothers are not guilty of direct or indirect discrimination, and are not breaching equal pay rules, if they fail to give enhanced pay to fathers taking shared parental leave as well, the Supreme Court has confirmed.
Case law: Dismissal of employee charged with criminal offence was fair, even though the matter had not yet gone to trial
- Apr 2020
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- Legal Alert
Employers faced with an employee who has been charged with a criminal offence, but who has not yet gone to trial and been found guilty, should ensure they carry out their own investigations before dismissing the employee, to avoid an unfair dismissal claim.
Case law: Employer who avoided giving true reasons for rejecting job applicant in order to be polite was guilty of age discrimination
- Apr 2020
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- Legal Alert
Employers interviewing job applicants should keep comprehensive records explaining why they (accept or) reject them, and should not skirt around those reasons when communicating with applicants in an attempt to be polite, a recent legal ruling makes clear.
Case law: Commercial funder that funds losing litigation can be ordered to pay all the legal costs awarded to the winning side, even if the costs exceed the amount provided as funding
- Apr 2020
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- Legal Alert
Parties contemplating litigation funded by a commercial third party funder should consider whether, if they lose, the funder may be required to pay all the legal costs awarded to the winning side or not. If not, they may have a liability to make up the balance themselves.
Case law: Court clarifies standard required where lease contains an obligation to keep property in repair
- Apr 2020
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- Legal Alert
Landlords and tenants of properties will welcome clarification from the court on the standard required under repairing obligations in leases. They should start planning and negotiating in good time before any obligation takes effect, to ensure that the repairs satisfy the requirements of the lease and are carried out in time.
Case law: Employee who lied on his CV convicted of fraud and given suspended prison sentence
- Apr 2020
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- Legal Alert
Employers should consider requiring job applicants to provide proof of the qualifications stated on their CVs, proportionate to the risks inherent in the job – for example, imposing stricter requirements where the role is senior and highly-paid and/or involves working with vulnerable people such as children - following a recent case in which an employee was convicted of fraud for lying on his CV.
Case law: Pharmacy fined £275k for storing records containing personal data in back yard
- Mar 2020
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- Legal Alert
Businesses should take their responsibilities under data protection law seriously, ensure old records are dealt with lawfully and respond promptly to questions legally asked by the Information Commissioner’s Office, or risk significant fines.
Case law: Need for trade mark owners to urgently review trade mark registrations recedes following full European Court ruling
- Mar 2020
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- Legal Alert
Trade mark owners should consider whether they still need to review their trade mark registrations to ensure the specifications in their registrations are sufficiently precise and clear, and that there is an intention to use each mark in relation to all the goods and services specified in the registration, now that the CJEU has failed to follow its Advocate General’s initial opinion that they should.
Case law: Employer’s defence to whistleblower’s allegations could amount to unlawful detriment against the whistleblower
- Mar 2020
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- Legal Alert
Employers responding to a whistleblower’s allegations should be careful about what they say in their defence, as their statements could amount to an unlawful detriment against the whistleblower.
New law: Employers prepare for changes to the way holiday pay is calculated for some workers
- Mar 2020
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- Legal Alert
Employers should plan and budget for changes to the way holiday pay is calculated for workers who do not work fixed hours, such as casual workers, from 6 April 2020.
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