Employment Law Weekly News Update
• An ET finds that a black employee suffered direct race discrimination when the employer refused his request to remove a contractor worker from the premises after the worker made a racist remark.
• Acas has published new advice after research revealed that only 1 in 4 employers adapt performance management systems for staff with special needs and disabilities and conditions such as dyslexia and autism.
• A culture of pay secrecy persists in UK workplaces according to new research from the Fawcett Society, which they claim allows pay discrimination to thrive.
• A motor industry employee has been sentenced to six months in prison in the first prosecution to be brought by the Information Commissioner’s Office under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.News Update – 15 November 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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