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Restrictive Covenants, Professional Practice, Legitimate Aims

RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS Restrictive covenants are clauses in a contract of employment that protect employers in the event that their employees (or former ones) try to disclose their trade secrets, lure their customers away or encourage existing employees to join them … Continue reading

Clothing & Appearance – We provide an overview of the general rules relating to clothing and appearance at work, including Christmas parties.

It is perfectly legitimate for employers to tell their employees to dress in a certain way at work. However, if they dismiss someone for not complying with their dress code, the employee may be able to bring a claim of … Continue reading

SELECTION FOR INTERVIEW

SELECTION FOR INTERVIEW In discrimination claims, the burden of proof is on the worker to establish facts from which a tribunal can decide whether there has been discrimination. In Meister v Speech Design Carrier Systems GmbH, the Court of Justice … Continue reading