The Information Commissioner’s office has produced a ‘Guide to Data Protection’ on the practical impact of the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. It is aimed at small and medium businesses and provides guidance for data protection officers and anyone else who has responsibility for data protection. It is set out helpfully into sections, […]
Disability discrimination
The Equality Act 2010 defines ‘disability’ as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on an employee’s ability to do day-to-day activities. Employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for employees who are disabled if they have actual or ‘constructive’ knowledge of the disability. An employer will have […]
The Good Work Plan
Following the Taylor Review on Modern Working Practices, the government has proposed changes to employment law. The following changes will take effect from April 2020: The right to a basic written contract will take effect from day 1 of employment, for workers as well as employees; The period for calculating an average week’s pay will […]
Employee status and ‘personal performance’
2018 was the year of the ‘worker status’ cases, and 2019 looks to be following suit. The first employee status case of the year involves carers instead of drivers or couriers. In Chatfeild-Roberts v Philips and Universal Aunts, the claimant was a full-time live-in carer. She had no other home. She was placed by an […]
ACAS advice on performance management systems
ACAS has published new guidance on performance management. It sets out what performance management is and why it is good for both the business and its employees. It sets out the benefits of good performance management systems. These include having motivated staff, getting the best out of employees, delivering projects effectively, and weeding out poor […]
Non-disclosure agreements
In the year of the #metoo campaign, there have been numerous headlines about the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), often involving high profile people. NDAs are used to ensure past misdemeanours stay private. Many settlement agreements contain confidentiality provisions preventing employees talking about the deal and the events leading up to it. The Women and […]