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Fatal injuries at work are, thankfully, rare, which means that the annual figures are subject to chance variation. However, over the last 20 years there has been a downward trend...
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A contract of employment may be verbal but all employees, whether part-time or full-time, are entitled by law to be given a written statement setting out the main particulars of...
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A judgment that generated a lot of column inches but had little practical effect was decided recently by the General Court of the European Union, when Skype (Skype Ultd) was...
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Timing stipulations in commercial contracts can be inflexible and failure to comply with them can be very costly indeed. In a recent case, a building company’s failure to submit an...
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Dealing with workplace stress can be a difficult issue for employers. It is important to be alert to the signs of stress and to investigate and take appropriate action once...
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An intellectual property decision which surprised some when it was made in 2014 has been reversed by the Court of Appeal. It involved the importer and distributor of a...
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