No, says Strasbourg. In a recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, a narrow majority held that UK law is in violation of Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – relating to the freedom of assembly and association – by not affording protection to short-service employees dismissed on the … Continue Reading
Recently we’ve seen a number of disgruntled employees exercise their rights under the Data Protection Act to make Data Subject Access Requests of their employers. Having a genuine concern to see one’s own personal data is all well and good, but what if you suspect that it is nothing more than a fishing expedition for … Continue Reading
Today is this year’s Work Your Proper Hours Day Work Your Proper Hours Day – from workSMART.org.uk, the first day for which the average person working unpaid overtime would get paid if they had worked all their unpaid hours together from the start of the year. According to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) http://www.tuc.org.uk/, workers … Continue Reading
