Employment Law Weekly News Update
• The EAT holds that the primary question when considering whether an allegation had been made in bad faith for the purposes of a victimisation claim under the Equality Act 2010 is whether the employee acted honestly.
• EMW Law LLP have identified that 6,281 complaints were made to the ICO about potential data breaches between 25 May 2018, when the GDPR came into effect and 3 July 2018, a 160% rise over the same period in 2017.
• University research shows that many commuters use free Wi-Fi provision on their journey to and from work to ‘catch up’ with work emails, paving the way for the commute to be counted as working time.
• Home Office transparency data has revealed that fines for hiring staff with no right to work in the UK plummeted by 74% in the second quarter of 2018.
Other News
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21st January 2021 Dispute Resolution, Media & Communications Disputes
All in on blackjack.com pays off with big win
In a judgment handed down on Tuesday 19th January, SMB won a claim to recover the domain name blackjack.com on behalf of our client, Hanger Holdings.
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28th November 2023 Music
SMB proudly announces BRIT School partnership
SMB’s Music department has launched a partnership with The BRIT School, the UK’s first and leading free performing and creative arts school, who are responsible… Read more
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2nd February 2021 Media
SMB advises on the production and financing of new film “Save The Cinema” for Sky Cinema starring Samantha Morton, Tom Felton and Jonathan Pryce
SMB’s Media Team have advised FAE Film and Television Limited on the production and financing of new film Save The Cinema for Sky Cinema.
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