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Hospital Worker’s Blood Phobia Posed Disability Dilemma for NHS Trust

Hospital Worker’s Blood Phobia Posed Disability Dilemma for NHS Trust

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Making reasonable adjustments to cater for employees’ disabilities can be tricky and few employers can have experienced more of a challenge than an NHS trust faced with a hospital worker’s severe phobia of blood and needles. The occupational therapist, who taught patients carpentry skills in

Contractual Non-Disclosure Agreements Weigh Heavily in Media Test Case

Contractual Non-Disclosure Agreements Weigh Heavily in Media Test Case

The ability of litigants to settle their differences on confidential terms respects the privacy of all sides and is essential to effective dispute resolution – but what if such non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) collide with the rights of journalists to publish information in the public interest?

Supermarket Chain Vicariously Liable for Errant Employee’s Data Breaches

Supermarket Chain Vicariously Liable for Errant Employee’s Data Breaches

In a landmark decision that should make every employer sit up and take notice, the Court of Appeal has ruled a supermarket chain indirectly liable for the misdeeds of an errant employee who leaked its payroll data onto the Internet. The IT worker bore a