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Articles, News and Features

Ready or not - a new data protection regime is coming

An article by Emplaw Online authors Gowling WLG on the impact of the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for pension scheme operators. With a year to go to implementation, all employers, not just pension scheme operators, will need to prepare. The ISO has published guidance including '12 Steps to Take Now' . At Emplaw Online,  we will be publishing more information over the coming months and for our existng exstensive list of guides on data protection, click here

For the Gowling WLG article, click here

Court of Appeal raises prospect of whistleblowing protection for 54,000 Junior Doctors

In a decision that has implications not only for doctors but for all agency workers in the UK, the CA rejected the EAT decision that the existence of a contract of employment between a junior doctor and an NHS Trust meant here was no room and so no scope to bring a whistleblowing claim against Health Education England as a body which deploys doctors in training. This article is posted by Emplaw Online authors Cloisters here

Sleeping on the job: National minimum wage and 'sleep-in' shifts

Click here for an article by Emplaw Online authors Gowling WLG following recent EAT guidance on the treatment of "sleep-in" shifts for national minimum wage (NMW) purposes.

For further information on hours that count for NMW purpose, see Emplaw Online guides: National Minimum Wage (NMW): Key Card and  NMW - Time Work, Salaried Work, Output Work and Unmeasured Work