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Employment

National Work Life Week: tips for employers on promoting a healthy work-life balance

Achieving the right work-life balance is an aspiration which many workers strive to achieve. However, balancing the demands of a busy working life with family and social commitments is not always straightforward. Statistics published by the charity Working Families indicate that more than one in ten parents have refused a new job or said no… Read more »

Posted by Katie Spearman

On October 10, 2019

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Oct

2019

Banking & Finance

FCA calls for more joined-up focus to tackle investment fraud

Charles Randell, Chair of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’) recently considered the current system to combat investment fraud, which he noted now represented a “serious epidemic”. “Skimmers and “Scammers” Placing his observations in context, Mr Randell observed that investment fraud is part of a spectrum of unacceptable behaviour, from the manufacture or promotion of… Read more »

Posted by Karen Fountain

On October 9, 2019

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2019

Funds

Updated guidance for authentication of electronic signatures by UK authorised funds

The Investment Association has updated guidance for UK authorised corporate director and unit trust managers on authentication requirements for electronic instructions. Title to units in UK-authorised unit trusts, authorised contractual schemes and open-ended investment companies may be transferred on the strength of electronic instructions provided that the unit trust manager or authorised corporate director takes… Read more »

Posted by Karen Fountain

On October 9, 2019

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Oct

2019

Employment

Are vegetarians protected under the Equality Act 2010?

An Employment Tribunal was recently asked in Conisbee v Crossley Farms Limited & Others to consider whether vegetarianism was a “philosophical belief” and so a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. Facts of the case Mr Conisbee was a waiter who worked for Crossley Farms Limited. While at work, a colleague made a derogatory… Read more »

Posted by Sophie Airth

On October 9, 2019

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