• An ET awards £291,000 for unfair dismissal and harassment after an employee blew the whistle about falsely elevated profit in a newly acquired business and was called a “Gypo” and told he looked like a ‘tinker’.
• A survey of 1,106 senior decision makers in business shows employers are living in the dark ages over recruitment of pregnant women and new mothers, according to the EHRC.
• The EAT hold that compensation for the detriment suffered by firefighters as a result of a breach of the Working Time Regulations could include an award for injury to feelings.
• The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2018 will increase employment tribunal compensation limits and minimum awards payable where the appropriate date falls on or after 6 April 2018.
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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