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11 March 2022
Issue: 7970 / Categories: Legal News , Employment
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NLJ this week: Agency, holidays, fire & rehire in Employment Law Brief

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Barrister Ian Smith covers agency workers and ‘fire and rehire’ among a range of topics in Employment Law Brief, in this week’s NLJ

Smith covers a Court of Appeal case on the rights of agency workers, as well as a recent case where a supermarket became involved in a ‘fire and rehire’ dispute.

He also dips into an ongoing legal saga about holiday pay for workers, in a case brought against Pimlico Plumbers.

Issue: 7970 / Categories: Legal News , Employment
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

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After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
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