Vicarious liability is the liability of an employer for the acts of its employees. An employer can be liable for acts of employees carried out in the course of their employment which cause injuries to third parties or are discriminatory.
The Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment finding Morrisons vicariously liable for the leak of payroll data by a...
A recruitment agency has been held vicariously liable for the actions of its managing director after he punched someone and...
The class action case against Morrisons by staff who had their payroll data leaked online by a disgruntled employee has...
In light of the malicious payroll data breach at Morrisons carried out by a disgruntled employee in 2014, and more...
In 1978, in British Home Stores v Burchell, the Employment Appeal Tribunal outlined several factors that should be considered when...
With the GDPR now in force, employers could face eye-watering fines if they fail to protect their employees’ data. Katherine...
In a recent case, Morrisons supermarket was found vicariously liable for a malicious data breach carried out by an employee...
Vicarious liability, where employers may be liable to pay damages for an employee’s or others’ actions, can result in high...
Sexual harassment in the workplace is in the spotlight after widespread publicity of claims by a former employee at technology...
The supermarket Morrisons is vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who seriously assaulted a customer, the Supreme Court...
It is well known in employment law that transferee employers will inherit liability for the transferor’s acts and omissions in...
Hayes (FC) v WilloughbyThis Supreme Court decision concerning a claim under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 was brought by...
A recent survey by the Royal College of Nursing found that a third of nurses, failing to receive necessary training...
Most employers know their key legal obligations – from duty of care to staff to dismissal procedures.But it’s easy to...
Party with careQ Should we have written rules on work-related social events?A Make sure you provide clear written guidance to...
