FT Alphaville - October 2014

Jessica Learmond-Criqui is a partner at LCS Practice, an employment law firm in London

Holiday pay: how to include commission?

Ruling on holiday pay changes 'could bankrupt companies'

The case for quotas in the British judiciary.

Are there drawbacks to Branson's flexi-holiday plan?

'Unlimited holiday' is laced with legal pitfalls for small businesses. It sounds good in principle, but the policy - championed by SIr Richard Branson - could open businesses up to discrimination claims.

Right to be forgotten: what does it mean for employee's references? In the employment area the balancing act between transparency and privacy is difficult and the issues much less understood.

Obesity, discrimination and the workplace. Where can the line be drawn between an employer’s liability and an individual’s responsibility to look after themselves?

Dangerous liaisons? Some workplace rules. To what extent can employers interfere with interstaff personal relationships or those with clients or suppliers.

Lawyer of the week - Jessica Learmond-Criqui, a founding partner of Learmond Criqui Sokel, acted for Stephanie Booth (the stepmother of Cherie Booth, QC), who successfully sued for unfair dismissal after losing her job for whistleblowing.

Thousands of jobs to go in the City, scream the headlines. Given the anticipated downsizing - much less than the carnage on Wall Street with hundreds of thousands of jobs being lost - what are employers' obligations and what can staff expect from bosses?

When good fun turns into plain old intimidation

Nationals from eight of the 10 accession countries that joined the European Union this month will be entitled to work in the UK. Ensure your paperwork - and theirs - is up to scratch first.

The mother of all discrimination

Tighter equal opportunities regulation to protect pregnant employees may drive errant employers to sidestep discrimination by avoiding recruiting young women.

Dismissal for adultery is ok, rules US judge

Many hapless employees have already been sacked for downloading pornographic images at work, but the law of child pornography is in many ways a separate issue.

The trend of stress-related claims culminating in last week's record reward to a teacher, has brought into focus the most serious problems facing modern British industry. Jessica Learmond-Criqui. partner at Fladgate Fielder talks to Velida Pearce

The British workforce is catching on - part-time employment promotes wellbeing.

Exploring the dark side of cyberspace

Watchdog to limit employers’ electronic snooping

Watchdog to limit employers’ electronic snooping

Point, click, lose your job

Tuesday Review - Up the workers! And vive la difference

Regulating the office affair could be good for business - but will it work?

Former Yardley staff sue German owner

Recognition of laws protecting workers are vital to a successful takeover

From e-mails to shopping transactions, our every move leaves a cyber imprint. As we surrender our privacy in return for technological advances, how far can the new Data Protection Act protect us?

Employees who use the phone, Internet and e-mail for their own ends could lose their jobs,

US firms are protecting themselves against office romances that end up in court. But employers in the UK are less keen on the love contract.

US firms are protecting themselves against office romances that end up in court. But employers in the UK are less keen on the love contract.

British firms looking to draw up workplace 'Love Contracts'

Flirting at the office Christmas party could soon lead to added legal complications as bosses in Britain consider love contracts.

BBC News - Office romances

Contract is drawn up for lovers in office

Contract is drawn up for lovers in office

The 90s’ work environment has changed dramatically, with employees more ready and able to litigate against their employers.

Sending employees on multinational assignments requires some careful planning.

London s Wandsworth Council is planning a punitive approach towards staff who take days off sick. But experts say this maybe self defeating.

This article gives details of both the new obligations on service providers in respect of disabled rights of access and the powers of the recently established Disability Rights Commission (CSR Vol 23, pp5,36 and 60).

Your guide to the Working Time Regulations

New Labour, new rights, old worries

The working-time regulations will have serious repercussions for all employers.

WORKING WEEK - How are the draft working time regulations, issued in April 1998, likely to affect my business?

WORKING WEEK - How are the draft working time regulations, issued in April 1998, likely to affect my business?

Business Law Review - Beware: References Can Be Dangerous to Your Health

PERSONNEL - One of my employees is not pulling his weight. How can I dismiss him without exposing myself to an industrial tribunal claim?

PERSONNEL - One of my employees is not pulling his weight. How can I dismiss him without exposing myself to an industrial tribunal claim?

Business Law Review - RSI, Stress, other White Collar Health Conditions and Reporting Obligations for Employers

Business Law Review - The Social Chapter and EU Social Policy: What's In Store for UK Businesses?

Beware of unauthorised employees is the message for employers from 27 January, 1997

Transnational companies face a bewildering patchwork of laws, rules and regulations when they try to take on staff in foreign countries.

Working abroad for a period can be a rewarding experience for staff and beneficial for the company provided the right arrangements are made.

European Works Councils - soon a reality. Many big companies will have to set up European Works Councils. Should we welcome them or be wary?

Staff and employers now share control over setting up a European Works Council. This recent shift from management-only control carries with it a range of legal implications and potential pitfalls.

Business Law Review - Like It Or Lump It - Your European Works Council

Business Law Review - Like It Or Lump It - Your European Works Council

INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE: THE FUTURE OF PENSIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Profit related pay - Creating a win-win situation

WORKS COUNCILS - I recently heard that redundancies will be without legal effect unless works councils are consulted. Is there any need to adjust my redundancy procedures at present?

Deaf people can’t serve on juries because their interpreters are ‘strangers’. But that could soon change.