In this edition:
• The ECJ rule that stand-by time which requires a worker to spend at home but to respond to calls within 8 minutes is ‘working time’ as it very significantly restricts the opportunities to carry out other activities.
• The EAT rule that the concerns raised about compliance issues purely out of concern for a worker’s own personal liability, were not protected disclosures because they were not in the wider public interest.
• Minutes of the ET National User Group meeting show there has been a 100% increase in single claims received since the abolition of ET fees, with management information showing a stable and consistent recovery.
• With snow falling in many parts of the country, travel conditions may be difficult and Acas have issued a reminder about their advice on how employers and employees should consider the impact on the workplace.
Partners and joint heads of the Music Department, Richard Baskind and Alasdair George, were featured, alongside Anthony Orum, who was promoted to partner in May last year.
Read moreIn this article new Partner, Rob Coleridge, shares a bit about himself, his practice and our firm.
Read morePhil Smith, head of the SMB crime team, is representing a 42-year-old woman charged with murder in a case which has attracted widespread media interest
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