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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a consultation on updated guidance on automated decision-making (ADM), including profiling....
The Council of the EU has given final approval to a regulation establishing an EU Talent Pool, a digital platform designed to connect non-EU...
A ninth addendum has been published to the Presidential Guidance originally issued on 5 September 2017 on Employment Tribunal awards for injury to...
The government has published its response to the consultation, which ran between 18 March and 10 June 2025, seeking views on proposals to introduce...
The government has published proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2024 to 2025 including in respect of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory...
ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant is a woman and the Respondent is [enter details,...
Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
What should a collective grievance process look like?Paragraph 47 of the Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures describes a collective grievance as a grievance raised on behalf of two or more employees by a representative of a recognised trade union or other appropriate
Can a settlement agreement provide that an employee will withdraw a data subject access request (DSAR)? If a settlement agreement provides that an employee will withdraw a DSAR, can the employer refuse to act on a DSAR subsequently made by that employee on the basis that it is ‘manifestly unfounded’
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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