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13/11/2020

Use of private WhatsApp chat in misconduct proceedings allowed
The Scottish Courts held that private communications such as WhatsApp messages may be used as evidence in misconduct proceedings where the individuals involved are subject to regulatory standards and where it is in the public interest to do so.

The Scottish Courts held that private communications such as WhatsApp messages may be used as evidence in misconduct proceedings where the individuals involved are subject to regulatory standards and where it is in the public interest to do so.

20/10/2017

Claire Gilham says judges face death threats, violent claimants and heavy workloads and should be classed as ‘workers’

13/04/2017

As this week’s supreme court case shows, tribunal fees are out of reach for many. Here’s how to meet the costs of taking an employer to court

13/04/2017

Jason Dunn-Shaw posted abusive comments on a newspaper website in response to readers discussing his cases

13/04/2017

Lee Hull also admitted to backdating letters to clients which were never sent.

30/03/2017

Deliveroo riders plan legal action over employment rights
The 20 couriers who plan to bring action say they are employees of the food delivery firm and not self-employed contractors

The 20 couriers who plan to bring action say they are employees of the food delivery firm and not self-employed contractors

30/03/2017

Bullying at work: your legal rights
What qualifies as workplace bullying? And what legal protection do you have if you are being bullied at work?

What qualifies as workplace bullying? And what legal protection do you have if you are being bullied at work?

17/03/2017

Philip Saunders was caught on CCTV causing actual bodily harm to Mohammad Reza Ghadami.

10/03/2017

Headlines
£24,000 damages for Katie Hopkins Twitter libels in ‘serious harm’ test
Self-styled ‘rent-a-gob’ columnist Katie Hopkins has been ordered to pay £24,000 in damages for libellous tweets in one of the first cases to define the scope of the new ‘serious harm’ threshold in defamation law. https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/24000-damages-for-katie-hopkins-twitter-libels-in-serious-harm-test/5060203.article

Media list judge rules that tweets by 'rent-a-gob' columnist Katie Hopkins 'had tendency to cause harm' to food writer Jack Monroe.

10/03/2017

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/26/uks-gender-wage-gap-narrows-to-record-low-how-does-it-fare-where/

Today is International Women's Day with marches and protests against gender inequality taking place across the world.

10/03/2017

Blood couriers launch case challenging self-employed status-provide services for NHS holiday or pay

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/07/medical-couriers-doctors-laboratory-nhs

10/02/2017

Thanks to the BBC for sharing an example of an appalling example of recruitment practice. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38916530/restaurant-apologises-after-rejecting-waitress-with-emoji

The restaurant chain Miller & Carter has apologised after rejecting an 18-year-old for a waitress job with a crying emoji.