Weekly issue 121

News in brief

It’s official. There is a skills deficit among UK managers in terms of their people management, according to research just published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS).

Able to adjust

Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT v Grey

Tipping point

Annabels (Berkeley Square) Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs