Employment LawUnfair Dismissal To Become a Day One Right2 months agoThe reforms under the Employment Rights Bill are significant to unfair dismissal rights. Under this bill, employees gain the right…
Employment LawEmployment Law Changes Coming In April 20252 months agoHere is a reminder of the employment law changes due to take place this April: National Minimum Wage Rates The…
Employment LawDesk move can amount to constructive dismissal2 months agoA tribunal has found that forcing senior employees to sit at desks which are unbefitting of their status can amount…
Employment LawThe right to switch off2 months agoGovernment’s plan for right to switch off reportedly shelved It has been recently reported that ministers are about to abandon…
Employment LawShanges to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP2 months agoChanges to Statutory Sick Pay for Low Earners As part of its broader “Make Work Pay” initiative, the Government has…
Employment LawProtective award2 months agoGovernment response to fire and rehire and collective redundancy – protective award period doubled to 180 days Yesterday (4 March),…
Employment LawManaging sickness absence3 months agoMANAGING LONG-TERM SICKNESS ABSENCE: PRACTICAL STEPS FOR EMPLOYERS Navigating long-term sickness absence can be a challenge and there can be…
Employment LawNeurodiversity and employment law3 months agoAcas has recently published new advice on neurodiversity at work On 31 January, Acas published new advice on neurodiversity at…
Employment LawInjury to feelings award3 months agoEmployment Appeal Tribunal overturns Employment Tribunal’s £10,000 injury to feelings award Summary In Graham v Eddie Stobart Ltd, the Employment Tribunal…
Employment LawTribunal holds two-year backstop on unlawful deductions claims is unlawful3 months agoIn what is considered to be the first judicial decision on this topic, on 7 January 2025, the Tribunal held,…
Employment LawMonday blues and employee sickness absence4 months agoBlue Monday is said to be the most depressing day of the year. Blue Monday usually falls on the third…
Employment LawTis the Season to be Respectful: Sexual Harassment Training for a Safer Workplace5 months ago Ah, the holiday season! Time for festive decorations, Secret Santa, and, of course, the much-anticipated work Christmas party. While we…
Employment LawThe new legal duty for employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace is fast approaching!7 months agoIs your company ready for 26 October 2024? As we have previously reported, from 26 October 2024, the Worker Protection…
Employment LawEmployment Rights Bill which introduces some of the biggest reforms to workplace rights for decades7 months agoOn 10 October, the UK government published the long-awaited Employment Rights Bill which introduces some of the biggest reforms to…
Employment LawMenopause Awareness Month: A Guide for Employers7 months agoOctober marks Menopause Awareness Month, with World Menopause Day occurring on 18 October. This is an ideal opportunity for employers…
Employment LawEmployee who mistakenly sent an email calling a customer a “tw*t” wins their unfair dismissal claim7 months agoWhile this may on the face of it sound like a strange decision, when you review the facts of this…
Employment LawTips policy8 months agoFrom 1 October 2024, The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (“Tipping Act”) will come into force. Until now, employers…
Employment LawNew legal duty for employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace8 months agoFrom 26 October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 will strengthen the protection that is…
Employment LawInitial success in the Tribunal for Next shop workers claiming equal pay with warehouse staff8 months agoOver 3,500 Next shop workers have recently won an Employment Tribunal arguing that their work was of equal value to…
Employment LawMore information released on the Government’s plan to introduce a new “right to switch off”9 months agoAs we have reported previously, the Government plan to introduce a new “right to switch off” which will provide workers…
Employment LawEAT upholds a decision not to reduce compensation where contributory fault found9 months agoIn Notaro Homes Ltd v Keirle & others [2024] EAT 122, the EAT has upheld a Tribunal decision not to…
Employment LawDid you know that future claims can be settled under a settlement agreement?9 months agoThe Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently upheld a decision that future claims can validly be settled under a settlement agreement. …
Employment LawChanges to ‘Fire and Re-hire’ Practices In Force9 months agoOn 18 July 2024, the Statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement came into force. Dismissal and re-engagement is…
Employment LawEmployment law changes due following the King’s Speech10 months agoWith a new Labour government, we are expecting a raft of new employment laws. In the King’s speech yesterday, Labour…