Employment Law Weekly News Update
• An ET awards an IT manager £1m in compensation for unfair dismissal and racial discrimination after he was dismissed for gross misconduct following an incident in the car park with a third-party delivery driver.
• The Government has published the proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2019 to 2020 which will see the statutory parental pay rates increase to £148.68 per week and SSP increase to £118 per week.
• New research from Acas on sexual harassment has revealed that only 1 in 4 workers agree that international media coverage on #MeToo and high-profile celebrity cases has helped to improve their workplace culture.
• A survey of more than 12,000 people aged 50 and over, commissioned by the BEIS, has identified a number of age-friendly measures to keep people in work longer.
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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