k Cognizant: Ransomware Attack Expense at Least $50 Million By www.databreachtoday.co.uk Published On :: IT Services Giant Offers Update During Quarterly Financial Results CallCognizant estimates that the April ransomware attack that affected its internal network will cost the IT services firm between $50 and $70 million in losses, according to the company's latest financial results. Cognizant has said that the Maze ransomware gang is behind the attack. Full Article
k Cognizant: Ransomware Attack Expense at Least $50 Million By www.bankinfosecurity.in Published On :: IT Services Giant Offers Update During Quarterly Financial Results CallCognizant estimates that the April ransomware attack that affected its internal network will cost the IT services firm between $50 and $70 million in losses, according to the company's latest financial results. Cognizant has said that the Maze ransomware gang is behind the attack. Full Article
k Cognizant: Ransomware Attack Expense at Least $50 Million By www.bankinfosecurity.eu Published On :: IT Services Giant Offers Update During Quarterly Financial Results CallCognizant estimates that the April ransomware attack that affected its internal network will cost the IT services firm between $50 and $70 million in losses, according to the company's latest financial results. Cognizant has said that the Maze ransomware gang is behind the attack. Full Article
k Cognizant: Ransomware Attack Expense at Least $50 Million By www.bankinfosecurity.asia Published On :: IT Services Giant Offers Update During Quarterly Financial Results CallCognizant estimates that the April ransomware attack that affected its internal network will cost the IT services firm between $50 and $70 million in losses, according to the company's latest financial results. Cognizant has said that the Maze ransomware gang is behind the attack. Full Article
k Iran's Zarif said draft nuclear plan could develop from Vienna talks By www.upi.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:48:40 -0400 Iran wants to work toward a draft agreement on a comprehensive solution to a lingering nuclear row with Western powers, the foreign minister said Tuesday. Full Article
k EU extends financial hand to cash-strapped Ukraine By www.upi.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:54:05 -0400 Lending a financial hand to Ukraine is a safeguard that will ensure stability on the European continent, a European monetary official said Wednesday. Full Article
k U.S. lawmakers says decision on Syrian diplomats appropriate By www.upi.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:40:38 -0400 A decision from the U.S. State Department to expel Syrian diplomats from the country was long overdue, members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said. Full Article
k Iranian nuclear talks described as useful; more scheduled for April By www.upi.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:01:56 -0400 Iran's deputy foreign minister said nuclear negotiations in Vienna were useful and another round of talks was scheduled over the course of three days in April. Full Article
k EU proposes relief from customs duties for Ukraine By www.upi.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:59:55 -0400 The European Parliament said Thursday it was considering a unilateral move to give Ukraine relief from customs duties. Full Article
k Work at North Korea missile, nuclear sites ongoing, Johns Hopkins says By www.upi.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:37:18 -0400 Researchers at Johns Hopkins University said Thursday work was ongoing at North Korean nuclear and missile sites, but no imminent threat is apparent. Full Article
k Police in Pakistani province awaiting outside training By www.upi.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:36:12 -0400 Officers in Punjab's police department, Pakistan's largest, are seen as undertrained and inefficient, but help may be on the way. Full Article
k Sudanese member of ICRC killed by stray bullet in Darfur By www.upi.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 09:24:42 -0400 The International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday a Sudanese member of its staff was killed by a stray bullet in the restive Darfur region. Full Article
k EU critical of Turkey's decision to ban Twitter By www.upi.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:35:29 -0400 European leaders said Friday they were frustrated by Turkey's decision to restrict access to the social media website Twitter. Full Article
k Low price supports may be souring Pakistani farmers on wheat By www.upi.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:16:34 -0400 Pakistani farmers seem to be losing interest in growing wheat because the government has failed to increase wheat price supports enough, growers say. Full Article
k Pakistani program would raise female literacy by cellphone By www.upi.com Published On :: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:16:07 -0400 The provincial government in Pakistan's Sindh province is planning a literacy program to reach women and girls in remote areas via cell phones. Full Article
k Villagers in Pakistan face threat from rising seawater By www.upi.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:57:00 -0400 The intrusion of the Arabian Sea into the mouth of the Indus River in Pakistanis forcing villages to relocate inland, and threatening livelihoods. Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Cases to watch By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-01-15 ? Case name Issue Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Sexual orientation discrimination By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-01-15 In the case of Smith v Ideal Shopping Direct Ltd [2013], the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the statutory definition of harassment. Facts Mr Smith was an openly gay employee of Ideal Shopping Direct Limited. He brought a claim allegin... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Surrogacy and maternity leave By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-01-15 The issue of maternity rights for surrogate parents has recently caused confusion ‘’ with two Advocates General to the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) giving conflicting guidance. Final rulings are expec... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Cases to watch By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-05-03 Case name Issue Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Legislation tracker By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-05-03 When What Where 6 April 2014 Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Religious discrimination and group disadvantage By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-05-03 In 2013 we had the long awaited decisions in the combined appeals brought in the cases of Eweida and others v The United Kingdom. These comprised the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, applying the right to freedom of thought cons... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Post-employment victimisation and the effects of Jessemy and Onu By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-05-03 Post-employment victimisation and the effects of Jessemy and Onu. The Court of Appeal has recently held that post-employment victimisation is unlawful, overturning the previous decision in Rowstock Ltd & another v Jessemey and providing he... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Dramatic decline in Employment Tribunal claims By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-05-03 Employment Tribunal statistics for the period October to December 2013 have shown a sharp decline in the number of Employment Tribunal claims brought since the fees regime was introduced last Summer. The statistics: in summaryThe latest statistics s... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Post-natal depression: are there limits to the laws protection from detriment? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-05-03 Is it necessarily unlawful for an employer to dismiss an employee for incapability if she fails to return to work following the end of maternity leave, where the reason for the absence is post-natal depression (or other pregnancy-connected illness)?... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Age discrimination and compulsory retirement By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-05-03 Since the removal of the default retirement age, there have been surprisingly few cases giving guidance as to when an employee might be lawfully retired. Some employers have implemented their own ‘Employer Justified Retirement Age’... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Caste Discrimination By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-05-03 In the case of Tirkey v Chandok and another [2013], an Employment Tribunal considered whether that the existing definition of “race” within the Equality Act 2010 was wide enough to capture discrimination on the basis of caste. Background... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Surrogacy By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-05-03 In the recent cases of CD v ST and Z v A Government Department and the Board of Management of a Community School, the Court of Justice of the European Union clarified the position regarding the protections and benefits that should be afforded ... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Discrimination based on obesity By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-10-03 Later this year the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) is expected to give a ruling addressing, for the first time, the extent to which EU law protects workers against discrimination on grounds of obesity. In the meantime, one of the CJEU&rsquo... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Legislation tracker By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-10-03 When What Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Equal Pay Audits: new Tribunal powers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-10-03 We have been through a very significant period of change for Employment Tribunals over the past two years: with the introduction of fees, pre-claim conciliation and new Tribunal Rules, all of which are likely to reduce the number of Tribunal claims ... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Code of practice for employers: Avoiding unlawful discrimination while preventing illegal working By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-10-03 Employers have a duty to carry out document checks on individuals before employing them. The aim of the checks is to ensure that individuals have the legal right to work in the UK. Correctly carrying out document checks gives employers a... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Age discrimination and retirement: Seldon the final chapter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-10-03 In the latest, and what we can now assume is the last, chapter in the long running Seldon case concerning compulsory retirement, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld the Tribunal’s decision that compulsory retirement, in this case i... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Age Discrimination pay and pay protection By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-10-03 The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has recently given another decision on the subject of age discrimination and justification. Whilst many of the previous judgments have focused on issues around retirement age, unusually the Specht case dea... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Shared parental leave: an update By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-10-03 On 1 December 2014 we are expecting legislation to come into force that will give effect to the new shared parental leave regime. The new regime will apply to employees in England, Scotland and Wales whose babies are due, or who will adopt a child, ... Full Article
k Uk Discrimination Law Review: Redundancy and reasonable adjustments By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-10-03 The Employment Appeals Tribunal (“EAT”) has recently given an interesting ruling on redundancy selection which could open the door to more claims from disabled employees. Background <... Full Article
k Discrimination based on obesity following Kaltoft By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-10-22 Advocate General (AG) Jääskinen has concluded that there is no general principle of EU law prohibiting discrimination in the labour market, and that includes discrimination on grounds of obesity as a self-standing ground of unlawful discri... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Legislation tracker By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-02-03 When... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Cases to watch By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-02-03 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Tax on discrimination compensation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-02-03 In a recent case the First-tier Tribunal (Tax) confirmed that a compensation payment that was made to an employee on the termination of their employment was taxable, notwithstanding that the payment related to discrimination and injury to feelings. ... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Mental illness, culpability and gross misconduct By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-02-03 Mental illness, culpability and gross misconduct A recent appeal case illustrates the difficulties that can arise when dealing with instances of apparent misconduct where a mental impairment could have affected an employees ability to control ... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Wheelchair users and public transport By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-02-03 The Court of Appeal has dismissed a claim of disability discrimination brought by a wheelchair user who was unable to travel on a bus because the designated wheelchair space was already occupied by a passenger with a child in a buggy. The Court of A... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Disability, diet and diabetes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-06-02 A recent ruling from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) suggests that it will be difficult for an individual with type 2 diabetes (or some other impairment) to show that the condition, in itself, constitutes a disability if he or she can eliminate... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Mandatory gender pay reporting By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-06-02 By March 2016 new regulations will be in place that will require larger employers in the private and third sector to publish details of their gender pay gap ie the difference in pay between male and female employees. The new rules, which will come a... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Trivial pursuit: minor upsets and non-harassment By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-06-02 A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal has stressed that trivial acts, even if related to a protected characteristic, will not constitute unlawful harassment. The case of Henderson v GMB is a useful reminder that the Equality Act is not... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Disability discrimination and bonus schemes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-06-02 Bonus schemes operated by employers will often make eligibility dependant on matters such as attendance. A recent case illustrates how such schemes can fall foul of disability discrimination law. Background The Land Registry operated a discretionary... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Changing terms of employment: indirect age discrimination By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-06-02 Imposing changes to terms and conditions of employment is rarely a straightforward exercise. As well as dealing with issues such as collective and individual consultation, the risk of unfair dismissal and breach of contract claims, and (in som... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Equality law forecast By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-06-02 Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: Indirect discrimination - analysing the nature of and reason for disadvantage By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-12-10 A recent judgment of the Court of Appeal suggests that in some indirect discrimination cases there should be a greater focus on the nature of and reason for the claimed disadvantage than has previously been the case. The ruling may make it harder fo... Full Article
k UK Discrimination Law Review: English (or Welsh) fluency in the public sector By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-12-10 In August the Government announced plans for new laws to ensure all public sector workers in public-facing roles speak fluent English (or, in Welsh authorities, English or Welsh). Further details of the proposals have now been revealed in the Immigr... Full Article
