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Employment law

Employee was unfairly dismissed after announcing pregnancy three weeks into new job

24 May 2019 Lauren Brown

Office manager faced ‘hostile, humiliating and offensive environment’ as employer asked if she knew she was pregnant on accepting role

Corporate governance

Employers told to expect larger fines as GDPR hits first anniversary

24 May 2019 Francis Churchill

Businesses have also reported an increase in subject access requests from employees involved in disputes

Employment law

NHS worker was unfairly dismissed after vision problems led to admin errors

23 May 2019 Maggie Baska

Tribunal rules it was unfair for employer to ‘persist in requiring improvement’ once it knew administrator had cataracts

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Skills

UK universities ‘not meeting skills needs’ of employers
23 May 2019

Business and students want greater emphasis on digital capabilities, UHR conference hears
Employment law

New bill will outlaw redundancy for new mothers
22 May 2019

Protections will be extended until six months after the end of maternity leave – but some campaigners fear it could worsen discrimination
Pay, benefits and reward

Equalities watchdog pledges to investigate firms that fail to publish gender pay figures
21 May 2019

EHRC names and shames 47 organisations that missed publication deadline, including restaurant chain Pho and Gulfstream Aerospace
Recruitment and retention

Only one in five businesses aware of latest apprenticeship levy reforms
21 May 2019

Experts warn April’s changes, worth nearly £700 million in savings, need to be more clearly communicated

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