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December 2017
Hello there!
Welcome to the December Mentor monthly round-up: Our summary of the most important and relevant new stories we’ve shared at the end of 2017. If you find them helpful, please follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter, so that these, and other useful stories will go straight to your news feed. We want to make sure we’re talking about the things that you want to know. So, if there’s something you want to hear from Mentor’s range of experts about, please email us at info@mentor.uk.com |
Best regards
The Mentor Team
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EU court rules worker entitled to 13 years’ backdated holiday pay
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A recent judgement from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on a worker's entitlement to backdated holiday pay could have major implications for any UK employers that have self-employed contractors declared as workers. |
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What does new data protection legislation mean for employers?
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Data protection legislation that comes into force in May 2018 means businesses will have new responsibilities when it comes to the information they hold about their staff. |
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GDPR and employees
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A Manchester law firm is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a potentially serious data breach. |
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The perils of worker fatigue
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Employers will need to think carefully about how they deal with worker fatigue following the revelation that the driver of the tram that crashed in Croydon in November 2016 had fallen into a so-called micro-sleep just before the accident. |
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Be prepared: top tips for driving in winter
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As the first really severe storms of the winter season hit the far north of the UK, now is a good time to refresh yourself - and for employers to remind their staff - on some top tips for driving in winter.
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Brexit breakthrough brings hope for employers
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'Nothing's agreed until everything is agreed' has become the Brexit mantra, as the phase one talks ended in sudden agreement last week. |
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