In this edition:
• The EAT hold that for unlawful deduction from wages claims presented before 1 July 2015, there is no limitation to the amount that can be claimed in respect of a series of deductions.
• The EHRC publish a report ‘Turning the tables: ending sexual harassment at work’ sharing evidence about sexual harassment in the workplace and making recommendations about how to end sexual harassment.
• Acas has published a new guide on agency workers after one in four calls to its helpline revealed that many of them were not aware of their legal rights, with most of the problems relating to payment.
• The GEO publish details of qualitative research among employers that had recently run specialist programmes designed to bring returners back into work to help other employers design/review their own programmes.
Changes to UK company law mean that certain individuals (including company directors) will soon be required to verify their identity with Companies House (CH).
Read moreCo- Head of the Music Department Alasdair George acted for the founder of Cooking Vinyl, Martin Goldschmidt, on the sale of the company to US-based Exceleration Music.
Read moreSMB is pleased to have advised Ryft, in its successful £5.7m round of funding. This takes the total investments received to over £7 million.
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