• An ET has awarded a woman £7,000 compensation for sexual harassment after two colleagues asked her if she had engaged in bawdy sexual acts while on holiday and likened a baguette she was eating to a dildo.
• An ET finds that a BECTU representative was automatically unfairly dismissed for taking part in the activities of an independent trade union after sending an email that encouraged cyber-picketing.
• CIPD research of 1400 working women between the ages of 45 and 55 shows that 59% say they are experiencing menopause symptoms which are having a negative impact on them at work.
• Acas has released new guidance to help organisations understand and better support neurodiversity – the different ways the brain can work and interpret information – in the workplace.
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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