As expected, in the United Kingdom there has been an increase in employees seeking to bring claims of automatic unfair dismissal where they have been dismissed for...more
1/27/2022
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Workplace Safety
At the end of 2019, courts in the UK decided that ethical veganism is a protected philosophical belief under discrimination legislation. This decision has led to very strong opinions from lawyers, the public and the press as...more
The Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom recently held that the dismissal of a nurse for improperly proselytising at work was fair (Kuteh v Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust)....more
6/14/2019
/ Appeals ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Nurses ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Expression ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unfair Dismissal
I’m sure readers saw the title of this article and thought “what!? White straight men are the most represented group in businesses!” Nonetheless, an employment tribunal in the United Kingdom recently held that a strong...more
Imagine you’ve just found out that one of your ex-employees has joined a competitor and has shared your most important trade secret with them. What legal protection do you have?...more
8/6/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
EU Trade Secrets Directive ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
New Regulations ,
Trade Secrets ,
UK