Employment Law Weekly News Update
• The Court of Appeal holds that Barclays Bank is vicariously liable for alleged sexual assaults carried out by a doctor during medical examinations requested by the Bank for job applicants and employees.
• The Environmental Audit Committee has published its report into ‘Heatwaves: adapting to climate change’ which, among the recommendations, calls on the Government to take action to improve working conditions.
• The Government have published an employer toolkit to equip employers with the right tools and information to support EU citizens and their families in using the EU Settlement Scheme.
• A £4.2 million fund to support people with mental health or musculoskeletal conditions to stay in work has been launched by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health and Social Care.
Other News
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21st January 2021 Dispute Resolution, Media & Communications Disputes
All in on blackjack.com pays off with big win
In a judgment handed down on Tuesday 19th January, SMB won a claim to recover the domain name blackjack.com on behalf of our client, Hanger Holdings.
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6th January 2021 Employment & Business Immigration
New national lockdown – Impact on CJRS for employers and employees
On 4th January the Prime Minister announced that a new national lockdown would come into force from midnight 5th January as a result of the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
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10th January 2018 Corporate, Commercial & Finance
SMB advise Stagwell Group LLC on its acquisition of Forward3D Group
SMB advise Stagwell Group LLC, the digital marketing investment group, on its acquisition of London based digital marketing agency, Forward3D Group.
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