Banter – never an excuse
Banter - never an excuse... We are sure that you have been following the recent revelations in the cricket community regarding comments that hid...
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Employment
Sexual Harassment: Potential Reform?
Sexual Harassment: Potential Reform?... Our Employment team provides some insight into a proposed reform of sexual harassment in the workplace legislation. The Equalities Office...
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Working 9 to 6?
Anna Lovett unravels a recent high-profile sex discrimination case involving a London-based estate agent. Mrs A Thompson v Scancrown Ltd t/a Manors The archaic...
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Unfair dismissal and childcare disparity for working mothers
Unfair dismissal and childcare disparity for working mothers... Our Employment team gives an analysis of two recent cases concerning an unfair dismissal and childcare...
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Happy holidays, or sunstroke and shark-infested waters?
Happy holidays, or sunstroke and shark-infested waters? School’s out for summer and the holidays beckon. Normally such a happy time for fun in the...
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Case Law Updates April 2021
Case Law Updates April 2021... Reasonable Adjustments Was the Employment Tribunal wrong in failing to consider auxiliary aids when assessing a case concerning reasonable...
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Burnetts Bitesize Bulletin
Burnetts Bitesize Bulletin... Dates for your diary! April 2021 – Changes to rates and limits. As well as a gradual relaxation of some of...
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Case Law Updates
Case Law Updates... Religious Discrimination Did the decision to dismiss a magistrate who refused to grant a same-sex adoption order due to his preconceived...
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Case Law Update
Case Law Update... Once again, it has been another “dry” month in court. Here are a couple of interesting cases from the Employment Appeal...
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Chambers & Partners 2021: Our continued accolades
Chambers & Partners 2021: Our continued accolades We have consolidated our position as Cumbria’s leading law firm in the latest edition of Chambers &...
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When an employee is refusing to work due to lack of childcare
When an employee is refusing to work due to lack of childcare... Practical Tips When an employee gives little or no notice and appears...
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Burnetts advises on reverse takeover of OTAQ Group
Our Corporate team has assisted longstanding client OTAQ Group, a marine technology products and solutions group for the global aquaculture and offshore oil and...
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