Discrimination in Jersey on the grounds of race is now unlawful. Jersey’s new Race Discrimination Law has come into force today (1 September). The legislation has a very wide ambit in that it covers paid employment but also training, voluntary work, education, provision of goods or services, letting of property, partnerships and clubs. You’ll be […]

The Discrimination (Jersey) Law 2013 comes into effect on the 1st September 2014. It is a wide ranging Law covering goods, services, access to public premises etc. as well as employment. ‘Race’ includes colour, nationality, national origins and ethnic origins. The Law prohibits race discrimination consisting of acts against: employment candidates, employees, ex-employees, partnerships, agency […]

The Discrimination (Jersey) Law 2013 is due to come into effect on 1st September 2014. It prohibits less favourable treatment on the grounds of race. Race is the only protected characteristic to be outlawed by the legislation. Further protected characteristics are intended to come within scope, and it is likely that discrimination on the grounds […]

In the recent case of Warm Zones v Thurley and another [2014] EWHC 988 (QB), the High Court ordered that an employer was permitted to inspect and take images from the personal computers of two former employees, Ms Thurley and Mr Buckley. Their contracts of employment stipulated express confidentiality provisions (in identical terms) preventing them […]

The answer should become clearer after 31 July this year when the EAT delivers its decision in the cases of Neal v Freightliner Limited and Bear Scotland Limited v Fulton. It has recently been announced that both of these cases will be heard together on 30 and 31 July. Both cases deal with the question […]

Ensuring that standards of conduct and behaviour are set and adhered to helps individuals, teams and organisations to achieve a happier and more productive workplace and thereby assist in achieving and maintaining high levels of performance. More fundamentally, the unfair dismissal regimes in both Jersey and Guernsey identify conduct as a potentially fair reason for […]

This week, a Los Angeles City Council panel endorsed restrictions on electronic cigarettes which would prohibit their use in a range of public spaces and most workplaces. It will now be up to the full City Council to decide whether to implement the restrictions, which would result in electronic cigarettes being treated in the same […]