Burger v Risk Solutions BG Ltd & JD Wetherspoon plc – Is a pub operator vicariously liable for the actions of door staff supplied by an independent security contractor?

Mr Burger brought claims against both Risk Solutions and Wetherspoons, alleging that the door supervisors had committed a battery and that both companies were vicariously liable for their actions.

Make Work Pay: draft code of practice on electronic and workplace balloting for statutory union ballots

The Code and proposed approach to electronic and workplace balloting have been updated following an extensive consultation, in which Thompsons, various trade unions and employer bodies made representations.