In a high profile exit, Spotify’s Barry McCarthy has announced that he will no longer continue his role as CFO of the streaming giant by January 2020.
Mothercare has entered administration, closing all UK stores, with its consequences potentially affecting Mamas & Papas. Mothercare previously issued profit warnings and had entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement in June 2018 to reduce rental payments for their store leases after suffering financial difficulties.
Royal Mail believes that its employees were forced into voting for a strike due to take place during the period of the general election. As a result, Royal mail sought an injunction at the High Court.
British supermarket chain Morrisons has appealed its case to the Supreme Court to try and overturn a ruling that found the supermarket giant vicariously liable for a data breach, after an aggrieved employee released staff’s personal data online and to newspapers.
In a bid to make them more competitive, Asda have attempted to vary the contracts of all of their employees, which has caused major upset.
Slaughter and May have partnered with Unmind, a workplace mental health and wellbeing app.
28-year old chef Sharon Anderson is suing for £200,000 in damages over chronic wrist pain allegedly caused by working in Blumenthal’s Michelin-star restaurant The Fat Duck.
US-headquartered firm Reed Smith has announced the creation of a new “innovation seat” for two trainees as part of its training contract scheme in its London office.
One of the UK’s largest supermarkets, Tesco, has come under fire over the last 5 years as 5,000 claimants bring equal pay claims against the supermarket. These claims may result in £2.5 billion of backpay, with each claimant potentially receiving £10,000. Tesco is not the only supermarket facing backlash against pay discrimination; Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury and Co-op are all battling ongoing cases.
Herbert Smith Freehills has partnered with Autism Forward to launch a new programme to recruit autistic individuals.