Commercial Client

• Modern Workplaces – Two Consultations

  • Posted4 March 2013

  The Government has published a consultation on how its proposed shared parental leave reforms will work in practice. The closing date for submissions is 17 May 2013. In...

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• Victimised Royal Mail Worker Wins Tribunal Claim

  • Posted28 February 2013

  A former Royal Mail postal worker whose claims of unfair dismissal and victimisation were upheld by the Employment Tribunal (ET) has reached a settlement with his employer for an undisclosed...

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• The Whole is More Than the Sum of the Parts

  • Posted26 February 2013

  When considering a trade mark, it is the mark as a whole which needs to be looked at. The obviousness of this point was illustrated by a recent case in...

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• EHRC Guidance on Managing Religion or Belief in the Workplace

  • Posted25 February 2013

  Following the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in four cases concerning religious rights in the workplace, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has published guidance to help...

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• HSE Publishes Workplace Ill Health and Injury Statistics

  • Posted25 February 2013

  Provisional statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that the number of people in Britain injured and made unwell at work fell in the year April 2011...

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• Forthcoming Changes to the ‘Whistleblowing’ Legislation

  • Posted25 February 2013

  The Government has announced changes to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill that will enhance the protections available to workers who ‘blow the whistle’ against their employer. Individuals who...

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