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6th April 2023eSports and Employment law
It’s an industry that generates over £1bn a year, globally and owes its success to the competitive gaming leagues and the teams of players that participate in them. While everyone’s heard of eSports, few know its inner workings, especially from an employment law perspective.
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4th April 2023Happy Easter – but not necessarily a four-day weekend for everyone: Are you entitled to time off work on the Easter Bank Holidays?
As well as being one of the most significant dates in the Christian calendar, Good Friday is the start of what for many people is a four-day weekend. And with Covid-19 restrictions disrupting bank holidays significantly over the last couple of years, people in the UK will be hoping to make up for lost time this Easter.
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3rd April 2023Will creativity be a thing of the past? The impact of AI on creative roles
I have been thinking about the future of artistic creativity. I admit to having very little artistic talent myself... so this is more looking on, than being personally affected...but hold that thought!
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2nd April 2023“Foreigner’s can’t lead Brits” – Romanian joiner granted leave to appeal against ET decision which made “a howling omission”
Romanian joiner, Ionel Ion, won the right to appeal against an unfavourable Employment Tribunal (ET) decision which found that his former employer, Citu, had not acted in a manner which was discriminatory on grounds of nationality nor dismissed Mr Ion unfairly.
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2nd April 2023Robots are taking over – will technology displace human employees?
At present, there are roughly 1.5 million social care workers in the UK and that is estimated to reach 2 million by 2030. However with advancing technologies, such as the HSR, which will only become more sophisticated in the coming years and will likely adopt generative AI and machine learning.
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31st March 2023Why is discriminatory behaviour so prevalent in the emergency services
“Unfortunately… we found trust and respect is too often replaced with derogatory, bullying behaviour, often excused as banter” reports Roy Wilsher, an inspector of fire and rescue services, after concluding his investigation.
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31st March 2023The dark side of troncs and their masters
I recently published an article on MP Dean Russell's private bill to change the law on tipping (see below), sparking an in-depth and engaging conversation with my colleagues Tamara Ludlow and Julia Weall on the contentious nature of troncs and troncmasters.
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31st March 2023
Increase in fit notes – an employer headache?
Many employers will not be surprised to read this article concerning the fact that there has been a significant increase in the issuing of fit notes particularly for mental health issues such as stress and anxiety.
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30th March 2023MAN UP!! – an act of sex discrimination?
MAN UP! It is a common phrase we hear all the time and, by and large, it simply means to put up with a tough situation (whatever your sex) but in this day and age, is telling someone to “man up” actually harmful or, at worst, unlawful?
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