With more and more employees having social media profiles, it is becoming harder for employers to know what they legally can and can’t do. If they use these platforms themselves to monitor what employees are doing, they can find that…
Read moreCopyright Notices Will Affect Companies’ Google Ranking
As of yesterday, the websites of companies served with a high volume of copyright notices, may be found lower down the rankings when a Google search is done on them.
Read moreConsultation Results On Employment Tribunal Fees Published
The Ministry of Justice has now published the results of its consultation on the introduction of charging fees for employment tribunals, which are intended to be implemented next summer.
Read moreFurore Over Prisoners Taking Jobs
A Guardian journalist has recently exposed a company in South Wales using day release prisoners in its call centre and paying them the equivalent of 40p per hour.
Read moreBlacklisting Inquiry Should Be Reopened Says Liberty
Campaigning body Liberty has called for an inquiry into employers who used a blacklisting service to screen out ‘trouble-makers’ to be reopened and has threatened legal action against the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if it fails to do so.
Read moreCreative Industries Welcome Hooper Report
The creative industries have welcomed Richard Hooper’s report, Copyright Works, as it recommends the creation of a not-for-profit industry-led, industry-funded Copyright Hub and the establishment of a steering group to drive forward and oversee the design and implementation of the…
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