From 1st October 2015, The Consumer Rights Act 2015 comes into force with key changes affecting retailers and consumers in relation to goods, digital content and services. Digital content as ‘goods’ Retailers’ terms and conditions in relation to digital content will...
Many people risk being denied access to jobs and services due to unlawful discriminating advertisements. In the last year the Equality and Human Rights Commission received over 100 complaints that advertisements were discriminatory, the grounds included age (an agency...
A Tribunal has held that a foreign exchange worker was wrongly and unfairly dismissed from his job at a bank, for disclosing confidential client information to traders from different banks, in an online chat room. Employment policies and codes of practice The Tribunal...
The new illegal working offence created by section 34 of the Immigration Act 2016 (IA 2016) came into force on 12 July 2016 and with Brexit looming, will become increasingly applicable. Under the new law a person will commit the offence of illegal working if he works...
From 1st October 2015, The Consumer Rights Act 2015 comes into force with key changes affecting retailers and consumers in relation to goods, digital content and services. Changes to retailer liability Retailers can no longer exclude liability for failure to perform...
In accordance with workplace diversity, it is the employer’s responsibility to respect a whole host of different religious holidays and observances. The most recent religious observation is Ramadan, taking place between 26th May and 24th June. During this time,...
