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Newsletter Issue 110
The topics covered in this issue include: Employment: The Supreme Court holds Employer not vicariously liable for data breach by employee; New Regulations come into force providing for SSP for those in isolation. Data Protection: ICO publishes guidance on data protection compliance and Covid-19.Procurement: Cabinet Office: Guidance for contracting authorities on supplier payments during Covid-19 outbreak. Governance: Office for Students: briefing note on student accommodation and Covid-19.
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Newsletter Issue 109
The topics covered in this issue are as follows: Employment: EHRC publishes guidance on harassment and victimisation in workplace Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 ACAS guidance for employers on the use of non-disclosure agreements Data protection: ICO...
Newsletter Issue 108
The topics covered in this issue are as follows: Data protection: ICO accountability consultation Charity: Charity Commission issues updated safeguarding guidance Charity Commission and anti-cybercrime agency publish report and guidance Employment: EHRC guidance on...
Governance: OfS and standard student contract templates
The Office for Students (OfS), which is the main regulator of higher education in England, has been asked by the Department for Education to consider options for setting out students’ consumer rights in the form of standard contract templates. In a letter to OfS dated...
Employment: NI Court of Appeal: reasonable adjustments and autism
In British Telecommunications PLC v Kevin Owen Meier [2019] NICA 43 the Northern Ireland (NI) Court of Appeal considered whether an employer had failed to make reasonable adjustments to a psychometric test in relation to a neuro-diverse job applicant. Mr Meier...
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Newsletter Issue 107
The following topics are covered in this newsletter:
Governance: OfS and standard contract template; UUK guidance on dangers of initiations
Procurement: OJEU notices and ineffectiveness claims
Data Protection: Right to be forgotten
Employment: NI Court of Appeal: reasonable adjustments and autism
FAQ Equality: What is a belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010?
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Newsletter 106
Charity: Charity Commission updates guidance on exempt charities
Data protection: Updated guidance on timescales for responding to SARs
Employment: Court of Appeal – holiday for part-year workers not subject to pro rata reduction; Good work plan – one-sided flexibility
Equality: Women and Equalities Committee report: Enforcing the Equality Act 2010 and the role of the EHRC
Procurement: Time limit for claims and disclosure obligations
FAQ: Commercial Agreements – What is a ‘termination for damage to reputation’ clause?
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Procurement: Time limit for claims and disclosure obligations
In Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust v Cornwall Council [2019] EWHC 2211 (TCC), the Technology and Construction Court (the ‘Court’) considered a claim brought by the incumbent provider, the Trust, under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the ‘PCR’) against the...
Charity: Charity Commission updates guidance on exempt charities
The Charity Commission guidance on exempt charities (CC23) has been updated to include current details of principal regulators, and information related to regulations that have recently come into force. Exempt charities are institutions that have charitable status and...
Employment: Government launch consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace
The Government Equalities Office has launched a consultation on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. The consultation, which was published on 11 July 2019, follows the Government's response to the report on sexual harassment in the workplace by the Women and...
Data protection: ICO’s updated data sharing code of practice
The Information Commissioner (ICO) published a ‘consultation on the draft data sharing code of practice’ on 16 July 2019. The ICO is required by the Data Protection Act 2018 to update its data sharing code of practice, which was published in 2011. The ICO had...
Newsletter Issue 105
The topics covered in this newsletter are as follows:
Data protection: ICO data sharing code of practice
Governance: OfS publishes Annual Report and Accounts 2018-2019; OfS guide on access and participation plans; Home Office response to Modern Slavery Act review
Commercial agreements: Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013: BEIS publishes first statutory report
Employment: Government launch consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace; Good work plan – single enforcement body
FAQ: Employment – Is a covert recording by an employee a breach of the implied term of trust and confidence? Read Full Article…
Governance: Government response to report on Bribery Act 2010
As reported in issue 101 of this newsletter, on 14 March 2019, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010 published its report ‘The Bribery Act 2010: post-legislative scrutiny’ as to whether the Act is achieving its intended purposes. Although the...
Charity: Updated guidance on reporting serious incidents
On 14 June 2019 the Charity Commission for England and Wales published updated guidance for charity trustees on how to identify and report serious incidents, titled How to report a serious incident in your charity. A serious incident is any incident that results in,...
Newsletter Issue 104
Charity: Updated guidance on reporting serious incidents; Charity Commission and OFS: Memorandum of Understanding; New Fundraising Code published
Governance: Consultation on Companies House; Government response to report on Bribery Act 2010
Employment: Dismissal for proselytising at work; Enhanced shared parental pay and discrimination
Procurement: Cabinet Office publishes Procurement Policy Note 03/19
FAQ: Employment – Is there a breach of Article 8 of the ECHR if, to dismiss an employee, an employer relies on material found on employee’s phone by the police? Read Full Article…
Property: Tenant Fees Act 2019
A number of provisions contained in the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (the Act) are coming into force on 1 June 2019. The Act introduces protections for most residential tenants in the private rented sector in England. It will initially apply to all assured shorthold...
Charity: Guidance for charities with a connection with a non-charity
On 29 March 2019, the Charity Commission for England and Wales published: ‘Guidance for charities with a connection to a non-charity’. The guidance specifies ‘good practice’ which is intended to help trustees run their charities more effectively, avoid difficulties...