Course of Employment in UK Law
- Not All In A Day's Work. Facebook Post Not 'In The Course Of Employment'
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Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q3 2019
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) provided useful clarity on when an act by an employee is done “in the course of employment” making the employer liable. The claimant had seen a colleague’s soci...... ... The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) provided useful clarity on when an act by an e is done “in the course of employment” making the employer liable. The claimant had seen a ... ...
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U.K. Employment Law Update: Social Media Discrimination, Impaired Vision and Occupational Health Reports
Was an Employer Liable for an Employee’s Discriminatory Acts on Social Media? In Forbes v LHR Airport Ltd UKEAT/0174/18/DA, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an employee’s ...... ... /0174/18/DA, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an employee’s discriminatory acts on social media had occurred “in the course of employment”, in which case her employer would have been liable for them ... Mr Forbes worked as a security officer at London Heathrow Airport ... ...
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UK Tribunal Rules - ‘Stale’ Standalone Training Proves Insufficient Defence to Race Harassment Claim
Under section 109(1) of the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010), an employer is liable for acts of discrimination, harassment, and victimisation carried out by its employees in the course of employment: “[...... ... , harassment, and victimisation carried out by its employees in the course of employment: “[a]nything done by a person (A) in the course of A’s ... ...
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UK Supreme Court judgment on Morrisons: good news for employers, but the risk of claims (and fines) for data breaches remains
On 1 April 2020, the UK Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment in the case of WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v. Various Claimants. Overturning the Court of Appeal's decision, the ...... ... from the unauthorised acts of their employees that are outside the course of their employment and are not so closely connected to authorised ... ...
- High Court Rules On Whether Software Was Developed By Employee In The Course Of His Employment
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Employer's Liability For Violent Acts Of Employees
... ... for the act of an employee unless the act was committed in the course of employment. However, the meaning of 'in the course of employment' has ... ...
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Harassment: Are Employers Liable For Employees' Offensive Facebook Posts?
... ... The employment tribunal held that Ms Stevens had not been acting in the "course of her ... ...
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Was An Employer Vicariously Liable For Workplace Harassment Via Social Media?
... ... liable for harassment if the wrongdoer was acting in the course of their employment ... EAT's decision ... Mr Forbes lost his ... ...
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UK Court Rules on Copyright over Software Developed Whilst Working at Home
In Penhallurick v MD5 Ltd [2021] EWHC 293 (IPEC) the Court held that the copyright in various literary works relating to software Mr. Penhallurick created during his tenure with former employer MD5...... ... The Court found that the works were created in the course of Mr. Penhalluricks employment with the result that MD5 was deemed the ... ...
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