| 1 | Redundancy: competency tests The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employer acted unreasonably when it used a series of competency tests, which it normally used in its recruitment process, to select staff for redundancy. | Articles | 01-May-2013 |
| 2 | Disclosure of convictions and cautions The Court of Appeal has held that the blanket disclosure of convictions and cautions may unjustifiably interfere with an individual’s right to respect for private life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. | Articles | 27-Feb-2013 |
| 3 | Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: vulnerable groups and CRB ... This article anticipated the changes that would be made by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 to the Vetting and Barring Scheme under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, and the provision of criminal record certificates by the Criminal Records Bureau under the Police Act 1997. The effect of these changes, as they come into force, is considered in Practice notes: Carrying out criminal records checks. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. | Articles | 05-Sep-2012 |
| 4 | Criminal History Records in Employment: EEOC Guidance An Article on the EEOC's Guidance on the use of criminal background information, including arrest and conviction records, for employment purposes under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including compliance requirements and best practices. | Articles | 16-Jul-2012 |
| 5 | Access to recruitment information The European Court of Justice has held that EU discrimination law does not entitle an unsuccessful job applicant who meets the criteria for an advertised job to have access to information about the recruitment process. | Articles | 31-May-2012 |
| 6 | What's Market: Executive Employment Agreements: Post ... This Article discusses post-termination non-competition provisions in executive employment agreements. It includes an analysis of the law in California, Florida, Illinois, New York and Texas on the reasonableness of duration and geographic scope restrictions, as well as examples of recent executive employment agreements with links to each underlying agreement. This Article also includes an expert Q&A with Katherine E. Perrelli of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, discussing considerations for employers with an online presence and the use of other types of restrictive covenants. | Articles | 01-May-2012 |
| 7 | Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting: Expert Q&A An expert Q&A with Michael D. Patrick of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy PC on the implications for employers of the US Supreme Court's decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, upholding Arizona's state immigration law. | Articles | 06-Dec-2011 |
| 8 | References The Court of Appeal has held that a former employer did not breach its duty of care when it provided a reference referring to allegations against a former employee, because it was made clear that the allegations had not been investigated. | Articles | 27-Oct-2011 |
| 9 | Negligent misstatement The High Court has held that an employer whose comments to a former employee’s new employer resulted in the employee’s dismissal was liable for negligent misstatement. | Articles | 30-Jun-2011 |
| 10 | Seyfarth Shaw: Winter Workerland... Tips for Supplementing ... This Seyfarth Shaw LLP memorandum discusses some of the key issues for companies to consider when hiring seasonal employees. | Articles | 11-Nov-2010 |
| 11 | Data protection: dealing with references from third parties A case study examining data protection issues relating to references from third parties.This case study is periodically maintained. | Articles | 06-Oct-2005 |
| 12 | Data protection: issues arising on giving references for former ... A case study illustrating the data protection issues arising on giving references for former employees.This case study is periodically maintained. | Articles | 06-Oct-2005 |
| 13 | Tales from the trenches: recruiting, keeping and motivating ... In the first of a new series focusing on the in-house experience of dealing with management issues, we talk to Jonathan Pearl about the strategies Sony has found successful when hiring lawyers. | Articles | 22-Sep-2003 |
| 14 | Employee references: What lies beneath? Lies and inaccuracies were present in over half of the CVs submitted in a study carried out earlier this year by The Risk Advisory Group. Although employers will want to take steps to verify that applicants live up to their CV promises, there are legal restrictions on how far they can go when carrying out background checks. | Articles | 28-Jul-2003 |
| 15 | Disabled employees: New duties for employers A summary of the new obligations for employers created by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. | Articles | 01-Nov-1996 |
| 16 | Employee references: To whom it concerns The House of Lords has established that an employer owes a duty of care to the employee about whom the reference is given. The article looks at how employers can reduce the risk of liability for a negligent reference and the effectiveness of disclaimers. | Articles | 01-Sep-1994 |