Employment Law Weekly News Update
• An ET finds that a black employee suffered direct race discrimination when the employer refused his request to remove a contractor worker from the premises after the worker made a racist remark.
• Acas has published new advice after research revealed that only 1 in 4 employers adapt performance management systems for staff with special needs and disabilities and conditions such as dyslexia and autism.
• A culture of pay secrecy persists in UK workplaces according to new research from the Fawcett Society, which they claim allows pay discrimination to thrive.
• A motor industry employee has been sentenced to six months in prison in the first prosecution to be brought by the Information Commissioner’s Office under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.News Update – 15 November 2018
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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