Law At Work

Data protection changes on the horizon

21/02/2012

21 February 2012

The European Commission has signalled that Data Protection laws could face a radical shake-up in the next few years.

Diamond Jubilee public holiday- to give or not to give?

16/02/2012

16 February 2012

The Government announced way back in May 2010 that Tuesday 5^th June 2012 will be a special public holiday for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Employment tribunals: The more things change the more they stay the same

14/02/2012

14 February 2012

Like death and taxes, employment tribunals are a fact of life for many employers in Scotland.

Council sacks workers by picking names out of a cereal bowl

07/02/2012

07 February 2012

Edinburgh City Council has recently come under fire for implementing an unconventional redundancy selection process.

Accident and injury reporting change

02/02/2012

02 February 2012

A change to the reporting requirements under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) will take effect on 6 April 2012.

Employee makes a grave error

25/01/2012

25 January 2012

An employee from Brookville, Pennsylvania has made a fatal error by trying to get away with an unauthorised absence from work by pretending that his mother had died.

Dismissals made in error cannot be retracted

24/01/2012

24 January 2012

In a recent Court of Appeal case, CF Capital plc v Willoughby, the Court held that a dismissal letter sent to an employee in error could not be withdrawn by the employer.

Increase in unfair dismissal qualifying period to affect only new employees?

24/01/2012

24 January 2012

As we reported on 24 November last year, on 6 April 2012 the qualifying period for unfair dismissal will increase from one to two years.

Supreme Court ruling in offshore workers holiday battle

23/01/2012

23 January 2012

Offshore oilrig workers have lost their legal battle over holidays in a Supreme Court judgment that the RMT Union has described as “a slap in the face”.

LAWs Donald MacKinnon interviewed on catholic midwives case

20/01/2012

20 January 2012

The case concerns two midwives at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow who, following an internal change to procedure for patients undergoing terminations, were required to supervise the care of abortion patients on maternity wards.