The Information Commissioners Office has issued a warning following a breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 where a member of staff at the Royal Veterinary College lost a camera which contained passport images of six job applicants. Aberdeen City Council received a penalty of £100,000 following a data breach where sensitive information was uploaded […]
Read moreThere is now an established production line of employees exposed for posting ill thought out tweets or Facebook status updates. The case of Kelly Stone, a recruiter condemned by the public on social media for gloating about stopping individuals’ benefits, is the latest well publicised incident of public disapproval going viral. Whilst this may seem […]
Read moreElectronic signatures have been hailed as a way for businesses to be more efficient in contract negotiations, by allowing parties to sign documents with speed and certainty. This approach has also been credited with increasing the security of documents and records, which can easily be duplicated and saved in secured locations. In the recruitment industry, […]
Read moreThe decision of an Employment Tribunal on 4th October 2013 meant that 6 individuals supplied as agency workers through the umbrella provider Paymaster were neither employees nor workers of Paymaster despite being signed up on written employment contracts, writes Adrian Marlowe of the recruitment and employment law specialist Lawspeed. Paymaster had gone into receivership leaving […]
Read moreBetween 2012 to 2013 HMRC identified 736 employers who failed to comply with NMW consequently leading to the recovery of £3.9 million in unpaid wages for over 26, 500 workers. New rules effective from today (1st October, 2013) are targeting these figures. Employers who fail to pay the NMW could forfeit their reputation by being […]
Read moreEarlier this month the two teaching unions, the NUT and NASUWT, announced dates for regional strikes across England in October. On 1st October the Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside and Eastern regions are being targeted for action. On 17th October the North East, Cumbria, London, South East and South West will be affected by the strike. […]
Read moreCritical issues for the recruitment industry Lawspeed – the recruitment & employment law experts – present a cutting edge seminar to keep you up-to-date with all the important topics. Subjects covered include: maximising compliance and protecting fees with today’s technologies, changes to regulatory structures, contractor tax update, zero hours contracts and restrictive covenants in the […]
Read moreFive years ago there was a significant ruling at the High Court concerning the use of LinkedIn contacts where it was found that these had been uploaded to an individual’s personal account they could constitute company property when the employment ceased. (Hays Specialist Recruitment (Holdings) Ltd & Another v Ions & Another [2008]). Since then […]
Read moreWhat happens if a hirer is unhappy with a contractor you have placed with them and is unwilling to pay for their time spent on assignment? In order for employment businesses to ensure that they receive payments that they are entitled to it is vital that they have correct protection in place. A recent case […]
Read moreEveryone knows that it is illegal to discriminate in the workplace, directly or indirectly, against anyone on the grounds of; age, sex, disability, religion or belief, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership or race. But it wasn’t always like this… 1963 Last month people across the world remembered and celebrated […]
Read moreThe TUC’s latest move in complaining to the EU Commission that the UK implementation of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) has not adequately protected agency workers’ rights is ‘cynical’ says the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC). Adrian Marlowe, chairman of the ARC, said “The AWR came into being after an agreement was reached between the […]
Read moreThe millionth worker was automatically enrolled onto a workplace pension in July according to the Pensions Regulator. All companies will have to automatically enrol eligible workers (which can include PAYE temps and employed agency workers) into qualifying pension schemes, deduct contributions for workers and make employer contributions on their behalf. The national auto enrolment scheme […]
Read moreTwo recent unfair dismissal cases demonstrate the danger of not following correct procedure when dismissing employees. Neither business had proper policies in place, neither followed a code of practice when dismissing staff and both paid the price! Theresa Mimnagh, Associate Director at Lawspeed said: “Coincidentally both of these cases relate to the use of Social […]
Read moreLast week Lawspeed delivered updated Agency to Umbrella contracts to scores of recruitment businesses as part of the legal firm’s on-going dedication to protecting clients’ commercial interests. Ravi Murphy, Director at Lawspeed said: “This latest Contract addresses new potential risk and brings greater clarity to the commercial relationships between agencies and their ‘umbrella’ suppliers. It […]
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