An employment and partnership law partner at Wallace LLP. Enjoying Marylebone after 20 years in the City.
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Some thoughts on garden leave and non-competes #ukemplaw tribunalmonkey.blog/2023/06/…
New York City passes law barring weight discrimination (and Michigan has barred workplace discrimination based on weight since 1976) but I’m not expecting this in the UK any time soon bbc.co.uk/news/business-6556…
Bill to extend maternity protections passes in House of Commons theguardian.com/money/2023/f…
Where indeed?
New partner Alexander Egerton considers where the Government now goes with #GDPR wallace.co.uk/articles/where…
Pleased to learn of the EAT decision in Bathgate v Technip. Purporting to settle claims which have not yet arisen is unreasonable but becomes an issue boringly often. Now we know it doesn’t work anyway! #ukemplaw
It was indeed, although my family were surprised to hear me listening to lawyers wittering on about employment law while I got dressed rather than the usual Radio 6 Music
Good employment law podcast from @11KBW on what is permissible in without prejudice negotiations, featuring @andrewedge11kbw and @HannahSlarks podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Delighted to welcome Alexander Egerton to Wallace, dealing with #privacylaw #iplaw #contractlaw #TMT #ecommerce - Alexander Egerton — Wallace LLP wallace.co.uk/people/alexand…
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Our soon-to-be-vacated offices for the last two decades, at One Portland Place, were the home of BBC School Radio for 41 years. Tempting to imagine tweed jacketed educationalists smoking pipes.
EXACTLY!
Deciding to temporarily suspend someone from their role is a serious step to take. Acas Subject Matter Expert Gary Wedderburn urges #BusinessOwners and employers not to dismiss the impact suspension can have on the wellbeing of those involved. Read more: bit.ly/3CdpAKa
ALT Acas working for everyone logo New Blog Suspension: out of sight, out of mind? Gary Wedderburn, Subject matter expert "The effect an enforced period of suspension can have on a person cannot be underestimated. Particularly for any prolonged period they're out of the workplace, and even in circumstances where suspension is dealt with clearly and reasonably. "New advice from Acas on suspension describes the many important wellbeing considerations that should weave through every part of the suspension process, from start to finish, and afterwards too."
I am reading into a case in which the tribunal have set a witness statement word count - is this a new thing? I’ve not encountered it before.
Lots of #ukemplaw chat about the possible abolition of TUPE with retained EU law at the end of next year. Lots of businesses operate on a model of assuming TUPE will apply.
Big news in employment law and a warning to employers who think the issue is, for want of a better term, binary #ukemplaw - Maya Forstater was discriminated against over gender-critical beliefs, tribunal rules theguardian.com/society/2022…