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What lies ahead in employment law?

Introduction of the National Living Wage, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, gender pay gap reporting, work-life balance and immigration all on the agenda for employers over the next 12 months.
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Instruction not to speak Russian at work 'not discriminatory'

Russian employee’s race discrimination and harassment claims dismissed following manager’s request that she should not speak her first language in the workplace.
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Principles for monitoring employees' communications in the workplace

European ruling that bosses can view workers' private messages sent via company resources during business hours highlights need for clarity around employees’ privacy rights when it comes to communicating.
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EAT rules disparate treatment of employees was fair

Tribunals expect employers to show consistency in dismissal for misconduct cases, but can they impose different sanctions on two or more employees involved in the same incident of misbehaviour?
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