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Data Subject Access Request: Advice for Employers
20 March 2023

In this podcast Ciara Duggan and Oscar Poku members of the Data Protection team at Clarkslegal discuss DSARs in an employment law context, as they often appear where there is on ongoing dispute between an employee and their employer. They will explain what exactly a DSAR is, how one is made, and how companies should respond if they receive one.

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  • 28 April 2016
  • Construction

Clarkslegal’s Construction Team obtains landmark Judgment in the Technology and Construction Court

Following the leading Judgment of Mrs Justice Carr in the Technology and Construction Court issued on 14 April in the case of Stellite Construction Limited v Vascroft Contractors Limited, Clarkslegal’s specialist construction law team acted for Vascroft Contractors Limited
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  • 27 April 2016
  • Public projects and procurement

New pressures on HR from supply chain risks

Convergence of various developments will pull over stretched HR more towards how to manage and monitor supply chain issues, especially when contracting with overseas countries that have a high risk profile for workforce practices that offend international standards and UK corporate values.
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  • 25 April 2016
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

“No Oral Variation” Clauses: Do They Work?

Many commercial contracts contain a clause to the effect that any variations or amendments to the contract must be in writing. Parties to commercial agreements favour such clauses because they promote certainty: the parties know what they have to do to amend the contract and disputes about oral discussions are in theory avoided.
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  • 22 April 2016

Contractual staff handbooks

In the case of Department for Transport v Sparks and others, the Department of Transport (DfT) wanted to implement a new attendance management procedure. This new procedure contained provisions allowing for the formal absence management process to be triggered earlier than was currently the case.
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  • 22 April 2016

Employers no longer have to pay National Insurance contributions for apprentices under the age of 25

April 2016 marks a change in the law that is designed to further encourage employers to take on more apprentices. Since 6 April 2016 employers no longer have to pay National Insurance contributions for apprentices under the age of 25 for earnings below £827 per week (£43,000 per year).
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  • 22 April 2016

Whistle-blowing – ‘Allegation’ and ‘Information’ are not alternative concepts and suspension was an ongoing detriment

The recent case of Kilraine v London Borough of Wandsworth has demonstrated that when assessing if there has been a disclosure of information, for whistle-blowing purposes, ‘information’ and ‘allegations’ are often intertwined and Tribunals should not fall into the trap of treating disclosures as either one or the other. Further, suspending an employee will constitute a continuing detriment and not just one that takes place at the point of suspension.
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