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Santa's hiring policies may discriminate

Santa Claus could be breaking a raft of employment laws designed to protect exploited and discriminated-against workers, according to one employment law expert.
13/12/2007

Chief execs in firing line over e-disclosure

Company chief executives are ignorant of rules about the storing of electronic information despite the fact that they will pay the penalty for failures to preserve information as evidence in disputes, according to an industry survey.
13/12/2007

Data protection law will be reviewed

The Government has launched a consultation into how personal data is treated in the aftermath of the HM Revenue and Customs' loss of 25 million people's sensitive information.
12/12/2007

Employment Bill published by UK Government

Rogue employers could face unlimited fines and agency workers will enjoy stronger protection under a new Employment Bill published by the Government on Friday. The reforms also abolish the current statutory disciplinary procedures.
10/12/2007

EU agrees to overhaul VAT on digital services

Downloads of software, ringtones, games, music and movies sold to consumers will be taxed where the consumer is located instead of where the supplier is based with effect from 2015 under changes to Europe's VAT regime agreed on Tuesday.
07/12/2007

Reckless Santa could cause yuletide chaos, warn experts

Santa Claus has been accused of putting his life and the lives of others at risk through breaches of health and safety laws. Brandy-loving present-giver Claus behaves recklessly and in direct contravention of UK legislation, experts said.
12/12/2007