Employer s Duty of Care in UK Law
- Does An Employer's Duty Of Care Extend To Commuting To Work? Guidance From The UK
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UK – Right to Know
The question of whether staff have a right to know if a colleague has become infected with the virus brings two separate duties into conflict. On the one hand, the employer owes a duty to take reas...... ... On the one hand, the employer owes a duty to take reasonable care of its ... ...
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Guidance for UK Employers
Employer protection responsibilities - What responsibilities do we have towards our employees? As an employer, you have a duty of care to your employees in relation to health and safety and i......Employer protection responsibilities ... 1. What ... As an employer, you have a duty of care to your employees in relation to health ... ...
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“I blame the parents”: Parent companies (in the UK) may owe a duty of care to their subsidiaries’ employees
The English Court of Appeal recently delivered a judgment in Chandler v Cape Plc [2012] EWCA Civ 525 which has potentially significant implications for groups of companies. It is also a warning of ...... ... The case is significant because it is one of the first in which an employee established that his employer's parent company (not just the employer) owed him a duty of care. Mr Chandler had worked out of doors loading bricks near a factory with open sides ... ...
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Supreme Court Confirms Employers' Duty Of Care To Employees Does Not Extend To The Conduct Of Litigation
...The Supreme Court has held that where an employer is sued on the basis that it is vicariously liable for the acts of its employees, it does not owe those employees a duty to defend the proceedings in ... ...
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An employer’s duty to its employees in the context of Coronavirus
The World Health Organisation has declared that the Coronavirus is a public health emergency of international concern and the first reported cases have appeared in the UK. What steps should employe...... ... What steps should employers be taking in relation to their employees? Travel to affected areas Employers owe a duty of care to their employees to take reasonable steps to protect their health and safety and to provide a safe place and system of work. Employers should ... ...
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Construction: Sub-Contractors - Concurrent Duty of Care in Contract and Tort
... ... ) Limited. In that case, it was deemed that Southern could, as a matter of legal theory, owe a direct duty of care to the main contractor's employer ... The court has now considered a further strike-out application by Southern, made in the context of separate proceedings against Southern by its ... ...
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When does independent consultant to sub-contractor owe a duty of care to the main contractor? (UK)
The UK High Court found that an independent consultant to a sub-contractor relating to the design and construction of a slipform rig did not owe a duty of care to the main contractor and could not ...... ... The construction project had a large number of participants and a detailed and careful contractual structure between the employer and the main contractor. The consultant assumed no responsibility for the accuracy of the information to the main contractor. It was not sensible and ... ...
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Supreme Court Rules No Duty Of Care Owed To Employees By Employers When Conducting Civil Litigation
... ... employers to protect the economic and reputational interests of employees whose misconduct formed the subject of a civil claim against that employer "would not be fair, just or reasonable." ... The decision will provide a measure of protection for employers who are required to defend civil ... ...
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Back To Basics: Do Employers Have A Duty To Inform Employees About Pension Benefits?
... ... The question then frequently arises: how far does an employer's duty to inform employees about pension benefits extend? ... In the ... v Eyett [1999]): there is no general duty to take reasonable care of an employee's economic well-being (Crossley v Faithful and Gould ... ...
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