Employment Law

22 Feb 18

Changes to redundancy entitlements

Redundancy Entitlements & Compensation Limits Unfair dismissal compensation and redundancy pay is to increase where the effective date of termination of an employee’s employment is on or after 6 April 2018. The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will increase to £83,682 (up from £80,541) and the maximum amount of a week’s pay (used…
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20 Feb 18

Data Leaks – Watch out!

Data Leaks – pay attention The High Court has held a major retailer, Morrison’s, vicariously liable for a data leak by an unhappy employee. This case emphasises the importance of being ready for the new General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) that will come into force in May 2018. Background In…
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