Insights

18th October 2017

BPE Solicitors, in conjunction with the CIPD Gloucestershire and Gapsquare, hosted a successful seminar with an audience of over 100 delegates

9th October 2017

BPE Solicitors is again celebrating a number of promotions and at the same time welcomes a new group of trainees as part of its annual intake.

5th October 2017

BPE Solicitors has welcomed a new Solicitor to its contentious trusts and probate team, building on the specialism with Lottie Goldstone

3rd October 2017

In this article, we consider the case of Schofield v Manchester Airport Group plc (Case No. 2401374/16) in which the Manchester Employment tribunal rejected discrimination claims brought by an aviation security officer with learning difficulties who was dismissed when he failed a written exam that was an essential requirement of the role.

3rd October 2017

7,000 employees at Asda brought a group equal pay claim in the Employment Tribunal in 2016. After the employees succeeded in that claim, Asda appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the judgement of which has now been released. This is the largest private-sector equal pay claim ever made in the UK and is attracting a lot of attention as it progresses through the court system.

3rd October 2017

The data protection landscape will change dramatically in 2018 when the General Data Protection Regulation comes into force in May 2018. We are also anticipating a new Data Protection Act. So what do you really need to know about the changes, and should you be worried? We will be covering this area at our CIPD seminar on 11th October 2017, so come along then if you want to find out more.