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Employment Law Round Up - October 2022

Our monthly employment law round up.
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27 September 2022
Chair of Morton Fraser Jenny Dickson

Why inclusion matters at Morton Fraser

We are celebrating National Inclusion Week, which takes place from 26 September to 1 October. This annual event highlights the importance of...
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27 September 2022
Morton Fraser Glasgow office reception

How RARE is creating a fairer recruitment process for trainees

In 2019, Morton Fraser was one of two firms in Scotland that chose to participate in a pilot programme, in partnership with the Law Society ...
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26 September 2022
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New ACAS guidance on suspension

As a tribunal lawyer I often find unfair dismissal claims relating to conduct to be the most straight forward to present in a hearing. ...
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23 September 2022
Glasgow office reception

Morton Fraser wins Crown Commercial Service Public Sector Legal Services framework appointment

Morton Fraser, one of the largest independent law firms in Scotland, has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Public Secto...
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21 September 2022
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How to future proof your legal affairs

September is World Alzheimer's month and today (21 September) is World Alzheimer's Day.  This international campaign aims to ...
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21 September 2022
Women with her colleagues

Essential Employment Law Webinar - Tricky grievance situations and how to deal with them

In our latest Essential Employment Law Webinar of 2022, Alan Delaney and Innes Clark, both accredited employment law specialists, looked at ...
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21 September 2022

Racism at work is a multifaceted problem

A new report published by the TUC has highlighted the continuing problem of racism at work. In August, the TUC published a report based o...
Insight
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20 September 2022
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What does a new Prime Minister mean for workplace rights

Liz Truss made a number of commitments during the leadership campaign, including scrapping the Health and Social Care Levy and making it mor...
Insight
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20 September 2022

Which philosophical beliefs are worthy of protection from discrimination?

Protection from discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief was introduced in 2003 and subsequently included as a protected characte...
Article
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13 September 2022
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World Sepsis Day 2022 - What is Sepsis?

13 September is World Sepsis Day. This annual event is intended to raise awareness and to raise funds for the research and treatment of seps...
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12 September 2022
Rural Scotland

Scotland's changing vision for land use and management

The phrase Land of Mountain and Flood evokes an image of craggy peaks, tumbling waterfalls and a Monarch of the Glen surveying its domain. I...
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12 September 2022