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In a novel promotion, Dr Pepper recently launched a Facebook app which gave consumers the chance to win £1,000 – if they allowed Dr Pepper to “hi-jack” their status updates. Dr Pepper, in line with their “what’s the worst that could happen” strapline, would use the app to post amusing embarrassing statements, which would appear as if they had been made by the entrants.
However the promotion went wrong when a 14-year-old girl’s status was updated with a reference to a hardcore pornography film, causing an outrage. Now Coca-Cola are reportedly considering moving their account from the advertising agency responsible for the promotion.
This shows the importance, when dealing with a novel promotion mechanic, of ensuring the promotion is carefully reviewed before it is run – not just for legal compliance, but also to establish what’s the worst that could happen?
As has been widely reported this week, some 3,000 UK workers are taking part in a six month trial to assess the viability of a four-day working week without any reduction in their normal pay.
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From 6 April 2022, right to work checks on all migrant or settled prospective employees must be online and checks on British or Irish nationals will be manual (free) or digital (charged for).
The Government appears set to announce plans on ‘living with Covid to restore freedom’. With the success of the retail and hospitality sector key to recovery, what protections will be on offer to tenants to deal with Covid-19 rent arrears?
In Nissan v Passi, the High Court recently considered the issue of an employee retaining confidential documents belonging to his former employer in the context of the employer’s application for an injunction seeking the return of such documents from the employee.
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