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ECJ closes employee transfer loophole
Employees of a firm which is transferred to another company must retain their
rights even if the company with which they had an employment contract does not
transfer, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.
04/11/2010
Government asks Ofcom to review News Corp's BSkyB bid
The Government has asked media regulator to assess the affect on media plurality
of the proposal from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation that it take BSkyB
private.
04/11/2010
Data protection law should contain costs recovery for ICO and privacy link, says firm
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) should be able to charge companies
for audits he conducts on their privacy processes, according to a data
protection consultancy.
03/11/2010
ICO will not fine Google over Wi-Fi data gathering
Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner will not fine Google over
unauthorised collection of personal data by its Street View cars, despite ruling
that this was a "significant breach of the Data Protection Act".
03/11/2010
Commission to revise rules on agreements among rivals to foster technical standards
The European Commission will revise its rules on agreements between competitors
to help companies to agree on technical standards, it has said. The move is
designed to help encourage cross-border trade in digital goods and services.
02/11/2010
Government may restrict unfair dismissal claim rights
The Government's new advisor on small businesses could recommend an increase in
the length of time employees have to work before being allowed to bring unfair
dismissal claims.
01/11/2010
OUT-LAW Radio:
Twitter's trade mark u-turn
04/11/2010: We analyse Twitter's decision to start protecting its trade marked terms more aggressively.
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