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First Bribery Act Conviction
Munir Patel a former magistrates’ court clerk has become the first person to be prosecuted and convicted under the Bribery Act 2010. Continue reading
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IR35 Victories
Recent months have seen another couple of IR35 victories for IT contractors. Given it is such a commonplace way of working independent IT consultants should take heart.
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Distance Selling laws
The Office of Fair Trading has launched its Distance Selling hub, a very useful online resource for businesses which buy and sell goods on line, by mail order, interactive TV etc.
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New rules on the use of cookies
New rules, the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, came into force on the 26th May 2011. These change the law around the use of “cookies”. Instead of a simple obligation for websites to be clear about … Continue reading
The Agency Worker Regulations 2010
The Agency Worker Regulations 2010 come into effect on 1 October 2011 and they give agency workers some significant new rights: From day 1 of an assignment all agency workers must be given access to the hirer’s facilities (such as … Continue reading
BIS Employment Law Review
2011 has been a bumper year so far for new employment laws and this despite the fact that the Government has an on-going review of employment law in its efforts to reduce business red tape! The Department for Business Innovation … Continue reading
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Bribery Act 2010 – Update
The Ministry of Justice finally announced last week that the Bribery Act 2010 will come into full effect on 1st July 2011. For more details on the Act see Bribery Act 2010. The Act has come under much criticism for … Continue reading
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UK Government to review intellectual property laws
See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11695416
Government considers restricting unfair dismissal rights
In an interview with Radio 4”s Today program on 1 Nov, Lord Young revealed that the Government is considering increasing the period before an employee can bring a claim for unfair dismissal from 12 months to 2 years. This was … Continue reading
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European Commission takes UK to court over web privacy
The European Commission is taking the UK to court for failing to comply with EU rules on internet privacy. For details see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11443734