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Kenny Scott joins MacRoberts as Senior Associate

18th January 2021 | careers , employment
Lawyer becomes part of firm’s Employment team

Employers urged to help domestic abuse victims

15th January 2021 | employment , human rights
Focus on workers’ legal rights

Report backs recovery from employers of NHS charges

21st December 2020 | employment | Health
MSP committee supports principles of bill relating to industrial disease

Four weeks left to support LawCare research project

3rd December 2020 | employment | Health
Study aims to show impact of work culture and practices on wellbeing

Union to ballot prosecutors over strike action

1st December 2020 | employment , criminal law
Equal pay sought with Scottish Government lawyers

Two jobs at risk at Dentons in Scotland

27th November 2020 | employment
Firm begins UK-wide redundancy programme

Public bodies failing in racial equality, MSPs report

16th November 2020 | employment , human rights | Discrimination
Committee calls for action on diversity and ethnic pay gap

Allan Argue launches his own practice

13th November 2020 | careers , employment
Firm focuses on personal injury claims and employment law

Legal firms compete for social mobility ranking

12th November 2020 | employment , practice management
Social Mobility Employer Index 2020 shows 28 legal concerns in top 75

Warning for employers over rise in tribunal claims

2nd November 2020 | employment | Employment law
Solicitor warns that redundancy and other issues fraught with danger

Former clerk sues Faculty for unfair dismissal

20th October 2020 | employment
Susan Hastie bringing Employment Tribunal claim after leaving stable

Faculty doubts incentive effect of NHS recovery bill

23rd September 2020 | employment | Health
"No reason to believe" member's bill will have workplace safety impact

Lord Carloway appoints 13 new employment judges

18th September 2020 | careers , employment
Tribunals team strengthened by the Lord President

Legal staff want more diversity at work

11th September 2020 | employment , human rights

Just Employment Law hires two new solicitors

4th September 2020 | careers , employment

Positive balance but drawbacks from homeworking: report

21st August 2020 | employment | Employment
Survey of office workers shows pros and cons of enforced remote working

Redundancy rights of furloughed workers to be protected

31st July 2020 | employment | Employment law
Redundancy pay to be based on pre-furlough salary

Jobs support and selective VAT cuts in Sunak package

8th July 2020 | tax , employment
Public offered incentives to go and eat out as part of economic stimulus

Appeal not suspension the remedy for non-party to award

7th July 2020 | employment , civil litigation | Employment law , Civil court work
Court holds appeal by body not party to dismissal claim would be competent

Morton Fraser offers fixed price employment mediation

23rd June 2020 | dispute resolution , employment
Online service launches in response to changing demand in wake of pandemic

US Supreme Court backs gay and transgender work rights

16th June 2020 | employment | Discrimination
Three cases decided against employers and Trump administration

ICO issues employee data guidance as businesses reopen

15th June 2020 | employment , human rights | Health and safety , Data protection
Six principles explained for holding staff health data

Pandemic effects hitting women lawyers harder: survey

18th May 2020 | careers , employment | Discrimination , Construction
First 100 Years project reveals fears of setback for equality in profession

Warning over scam emails around Job Retention Scheme

20th April 2020 | criminal law , information technology , government-administration , employment
Criminals attempting to prey on businesses as online service goes live
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