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Off the record conversations can play a vital role in resolving workplace disputes. Section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 says that confidential discussions about ending an employee's employment can be 'off the record' in certain circumstances.…

Harassment has been in the legal news again this month. A harasses B if he does something in relation to a protected characteristic (race, sex etc) which has the purpose or effect of violating B's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading,…

CLM are part of the NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) and are delivering a seminar in Sheffield on 19 November 2019. This session, which will be delivered by Nathan Millard and Lisa Harris, Director and Associate…

Employers have an obligation under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (NMWA) to keep pay records showing that they pay the national minimum wage (NMW). This requirement continues after employment has ended. The Employment Appeal Tribunal has looked…

The holiday season is upon us and the next instalment of the Flowers v East of England Ambulance Trust saga has arrived from the Court of Appeal. The case involves voluntary overtime and whether it should be included when calculating holiday pay.…

A disability is a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person's ability to do day to day things. The Equality Act 2010 specifically excludes from the definition any visual impairment which is correctable…

Usually, employment law cases are conducted in public and the press may report on them. In cases involving sexual harassment and sexual offences, employment tribunals may grant privacy orders in the interests of justice or to protect people's privacy…

Discrimination arising from disability is where an employer treats an employee less favourably because of 'something' which results from their disability, and which can't be justified. The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently looked at whether it is…