• The EAT holds that an employee’s tendency to steal was a manifestation of his disability, meaning that his condition excluded him from the definition of disability and so his discriminatory dismissal claim failed.
• An ET is to decide whether veganism is a “philosophical belief” under the Equality Act 2010 in a claim being brought by an ex-employee who alleges the League Against Cruel Sports discriminated against him.
• The Department for Work and Pensions in collaboration with the CIPD have published a practical guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition.
• The CBI launches its Front of Mind report, a good practice guide for mental health, setting out the business case for employers to act in three key areas of good practice to improve wellbeing 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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