Advice on managing Blue Monday
The third Monday in January is often referred to as Blue Monday. This is thought to be the worst day…
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Carer’s Leave Regulations
The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 have been laid before Parliament and set out the right for employees with caring responsibilities…
New national minimum wage rates announced
The Government has confirmed the new rates for the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage, which will…
When is a resignation not really a resignation?
Employees sometimes resign “in the heat of the moment”, and may try to retract their resignation later. It’s settled law…
ICO guidance on lawfully monitoring workers
Companies may be interested to know that the ICO has recently published its guidance, Employment practices and data protection –…
Legal 500 – Leading Firm 2024
We are delighted that Bradshaw Trees Law has been ranked as a Leading Law Firm in the Legal 500, and…
No right to redundancy pay where the employee changes their mind about suitable alternative employment.
A Tribunal has held that an employee was not entitled to redundancy pay when she changed her mind about accepting…
Tribunal quarterly statistics for April to June 2023 and award statistics for 2022/2023 have been published
The latest quarterly statistics have been released by The Ministry of Justice (although they have included a word of caution…
New guidance from Acas issued on reasonable adjustments for mental health at work
There has been new guidance issued from Acas on reasonable adjustments for mental health at work which applies to both…
Annual Tribunal Limit Increases (also relevant to the calculation of statutory redundancy pay)
We have now received the regular annual increase in tribunal limits which will apply from 6th April. These will apply…
National Minimum Wage changes from 1 April 2023
The draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023 have been put before Parliament. From 1 April 2023, they change the…
Government consulting on Statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement
Many of our clients periodically consider changing terms and conditions of employment, which ideally happens in agreement with employees. However,…
The Government is consulting on changes to legislation following Supreme Court decision on holiday for term time workers (Harpur Trust case)
Following the Supreme Court’s judgement last year in Harpur Trust v Brazel, many of our clients have been grappling with…
Time for a contract review?
Happy new year! The team at Bradshaw Trees Law have returned to the office with a spring in their step…
Minimum wage and other increases announced
From April 2023, the following new rates will apply: Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and parental bereavement pay will…
Flexible working requests
The government has recently published its response regarding updating flexible working laws. The aim is to encourage flexible working where…
4-day working week?
Are you considering implementing a 4-day working week? It’s been reported that 100 UK companies have signed up to a…
EAT holds that requiring a disabled employee to attend a competitive interview in a redundancy process amounted to a substantial disadvantage
In Hilaire v Luton Borough Council, the EAT has held that the requirement to attend a competitive interview in a…
Extension to ban on exclusivity clauses in employment contracts for low-income workers comes into force on 5 December
On 7 November 2022, the Exclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress Regulations 2022 were made. They come…
Important reminder on settlement agreements – they cannot settle future claims or claims which the employee is unaware at time of signing
The EAT has recently held that a claimant was not prevented from bringing his discrimination claim, despite having signed a…
Government has announced a new online service to help support employers support disabled employees
On 17 October 2022, the Government announced a £6.4 million investment to help employers support employees with disabilities and health…
EAT confirms transferee must provide an equivalent SIP scheme after a TUPE transfer (Gallagher v Ponticelli UK Ltd)
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently considered an appeal by Ponticelli UK Ltd against an Employment Tribunal decision, which found…
If the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill comes into force, what does it mean for employment law?
The government has introduced a Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill that aims to deliver the “benefits of Brexit”. …
Legal 500 UK “Firm to watch”
We are proud and excited to be recognised by Legal 500 UK Solicitors 2023 as a “Firm to watch”, which…