Issue 694

Securing personal data

Given that it is now a legal requirement for some organisations to collect personal information in order to continue to function, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published advice on how to look after the data collected (...).

Unfair selection

While the government’s new Job Support Scheme may reduce the prospect of redundancies for some, the risk of losing their job remains a real possibility for workers whose positions may no longer be “viable” when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ends on 31 October 2020. We consider the obligation on employers to act fairly and reasonably when selecting employees for redundancy (...).

Historical reason

The Equality Act states that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work, unless the employer can show that the difference was because of a material factor. In Walker v Co-operative Group Ltd and anor, the Court of Appeal held that tribunals must focus on evidence for the material factor causing, at any time, the pay difference between men and women doing equal work (...).