Top 5 Recent Workplace Developments – March 2019

We set out details of 5 developments that could have a significant impact on HR practice.
1. Disability discrimination – when an employer will reasonably be expected to know an employee has a disability
The EAT rules that the employer should have known an employee with reactive depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was disabled and that it was under a duty to make reasonable adjustments.

Employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments if they know, […]

By | March 21st, 2019 ||

Is There Still A Place For Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)?

Simply put, yes – they offer value for employers and employees.

NDAs, or confidentiality clauses as they are better known in the UK, are widely used in employment contracts and settlement agreements to ensure the protection of confidential and sensitive information.  They are also used to enable employers and employees to move on when a working relationship has broken down, in the knowledge that neither party can discuss details of the complaints raised, often by […]

By | March 19th, 2019 ||

The Burgeoning Use Of “Strong” Anti-SLAPP Statutes In Employment Law

The acronym SLAPP stands for “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.” A SLAPP lawsuit seeks to chill, dissuade, or punish a party’s exercise of constitutional rights to free speech and to petition the government for redress of grievances. The majority of states (at least 28) have adopted or recognized “anti-SLAPP” statutes enacted for the purpose of safeguarding individuals’ First Amendment rights. The “strength” of an anti-SLAPP statute is directly correlated with the text of the […]

By | March 18th, 2019 ||