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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is looking into a possible breach of the Data Protection Act by Virgin Trains when it released CCTV footage from one of its trains following Jeremy Corbyn’s claim that he was unable to find a seat.

With an increasing number of homeworkers and flexible working arrangements it's important to ensure that the performance of these employees' is measured and actions are taken to maximise the effectiveness of these working arrangements.

A report by independent think tank British Future has suggested that although Brexit presents challenges for decision makers, it also offers an opportunity to get immigration policy right so the public’s trust in the system can be restored.

Following its announcement in this year’s Budget that some benefits-in-kind (provided via salary sacrifice schemes) will start to attract tax and NI contributions, the Government has launched a Consultation to gain a wider understanding of the impact this could have.

The regulations governing gender pay gap reporting were initially intended to be published this summer and to come into force in October of this year, however, the Government Equalities Office has now announced that the regulations are likely to be put before Parliament later this year with a view to them coming into force in April 2017.

Some international students from outside the EEA are allowed to work in the UK, depending on the conditions of their visa.

In a decision last month the European Court of Justice (ECJ) effectively closed the door to a bogus job applicant whose motivation had been to claim compensation for discrimination.

In July last year, we reported that the Government had launched a consultation on simplifying the tax treatment of termination payments. After some delay, it has finally published its response along with draft legislation which sets out the changes it has decided to make.

In the recent case of Arriva London North Ltd v Maseya, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that a party’s case should only be struck out in exceptional circumstances.

A woman has received £75,000 in an out-of-court settlement after details of domestic abuse she had suffered were revealed by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) without her permission.