Clarkslegal Law Bites

In this seventh episode of our TUPE Podcast Series, Louise Keenan will discuss the restrictions on changing terms and conditions for employees who are transferring. In this episode, Louise will cover:Restrictions on changing terms and conditionsPermissible changes to terms and conditions, including those for economic, technical, or organizational (ETO) reasons Examples from case la

Data protection is increasingly crucial for HR as regulations evolve and data breaches become more common. In the second episode of the ‘Data Protection Unlocked for HR’ podcast series, Harry Berryman and Shauna Jones, members of the Clarkslegal data protection team, share invaluable insights on how HR can ensure compliance, safeguard employee data, and maintain privacy standar

In the first episode of the 'Data Protection Unlocked for HR' podcast series, Lucy Densham Brown and Sana Nahas from the data protection team at Clarkslegal discuss the data protection issues that HR professionals often encounter. They provide advice and guidance on dealing with these issues, addressing common data protection questions from employers. This introduction to data prot

In this sixth podcast in our TUPE Podcast Series, Amanda Glover will delve into the automatic transfer principle and what transfers to the incoming employer under TUPE.In the episode, Amanda will explore:What rights and liabilities relating to the individuals transfer under TUPE Contractual rightsNon-contractual and discretionary rights and benefitsActs and omissions before the tra

From October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 will strengthen existing protection for workers against sexual harassment. This new law will place a new duty on employers to take ‘reasonable steps’ to prevent sexual harassment. Tribunals will have the power to increase compensation by up to 25% if they find an employer has breached this duty.I

In the third and final podcast in our ‘AI Podcast’ trilogy, Lucy Densham Brown and Rebecca Dowle, members of the data protection team at Clarkslegal, will be discussing how to use AI to process data safely. They will be looking closely at the risks for businesses and the types of data security protections you can put in place. This includes:Regulation of AIWhen using AI, do com

In this fifth podcast in our TUPE Podcast Series, Amanda Glover will be focusing on ‘who transfers’ under TUPE. Looking at the definition of ‘employee’ under TUPE legislation and the tests that apply in deciding if those employees transfer. Determining whether an individual is an employee is by no means an easy task and is extremely fact sensitive. In this podcast, we will

In the second of our three-part ‘AI Podcast’ series, Jacob Montague and Lucy Densham Brown, members of the data protection team at Clarkslegal, will be exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) interacts with intellectual property rights (IP rights). This includes: What are Intellectual Property (IP) rights?Can AI produced work have IP rights?Recent issues for copyright infrin

Unfortunately, in this difficult economic period, now officially a recession, businesses of all sizes are being forced to make redundancies, some for the first time. This is inevitably a stressful time for both employees and management at these organisations. As with all unfamiliar processes, knowing what to expect and how to make the most of the situation can only help.In this thi

In the first of our three-part ‘AI Podcast’ series, Lucy Densham Brown and Jordan Masters, members of the data protection team at Clarkslegal, discuss how using AI and automated decision-making could conflict with GDPR protections and lead to discrimination. This includes:What is AI?What is GDPR and how does the use of AI relate to it?Examples of how problems can arise from AI