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Conciliation helps prevents 71% of cases from reaching a hearing
...employment tribunal claim 87% of claimants and 92% of employers reported that they would use Acas again 63% of claimants who took part in early conciliation felt better prepared for the subsequent emp...
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Does the way a redundancy arises affect whether a redundancy situation exists?
...Employment Appeal Tribunal finds redundancy situation existed The employer appealed, arguing there was a genuine redundancy situation. The Employment Appeal Tribunal agreed. The require...
Snakes and Ladders in the Supreme Court: Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes
...Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (now replaced by the Equality Act 2010) had recently implemented provisions of the Council Directive 2000/78/EC, establishing a general framework for equal t...
Recent Cases
Compulsory Retirement Age of 65 Justified
...employment tribunal to consider whether the choice of age 65 was a proportionate means of achieving the employer’s legitimate aims of retaining associates and workforce planning. The employment tribu...
Could Netflix-style unlimited parental leave work for employers? - as published in Personnel Today
Could Netflix-style unlimited parental leave work for employers? - as published in Personnel Today Streaming media giant Netflix has announced that it will offer new parents unlimited paid leave for a...
Having Fun in the Sun (or Rain) While Working? - as published in CityAM
Having Fun in the Sun (or Rain) While Working? - as published in CityAM Do you like to listen to music while working? Radio, iPod or live at V Festival while you work via wifi? As more and more busin...
Recent Cases
EasyJet rosters indirectly discriminated against breastfeeding mothers
...employment tribunal rejected easyJet’s argument that its policy was objectively justified by its need to ensure it could deliver its flying schedule and to avoid flight delays and cancellations. Easy...
Job retention scheme extended until the end of October
Job retention scheme extended until the end of October The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has today announced a four-month extension to the coronavirus job retention scheme until the end of October. ...
NHS Test and Trace workplace guidance updated
NHS Test and Trace workplace guidance updated Changes to self-isolation rulesThe NHS Test and Trace in the workplace guidance has been updated to reflect changes to the self-isolation rules for contac...
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Updated Criminal Conviction Rehabilitation Periods in force
Updated Criminal Conviction Rehabilitation Periods in force The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 was amended from 28 October 2023 to reduce the length of time for which some criminal records need ...
Recent Cases
Dismissal for Refusing to Comply with Mobility Clause Unfair
...employment. Kellog appealed. Decision The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) agreed with Kellog that its reason for dismissal was not redundancy. Although there may have been a redundancy situation, th...
The Coronavirus Act 2020 receives Royal Assent
...employment continue to apply. The period of absence will not affect the worker's pension entitlement The Secretary of State is required to establish arrangements for paying compensation to voluntee...
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Non-compete clauses could be banned under Government proposals for reform
...employment and statutory limits on the length of the restriction. Option 2 Making all post-termination non-compete clauses in employment contracts unenforceable. The Government notes that in Califor...
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Menopause and the Workplace Report - Government rejects key recommendations
...Employment Champion but other recommendations, including making menopause a protected characteristic and introducing model menopause policies, will not be implemented. Are menopausal women protected...
Preparing for pension auto-enrolment: what small businesses need to know
...employment or any other contract under which the individual undertakes to do work or perform services personally for another party to the contract. Eligible jobholder: a worker who: works (or ordinari...
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Is it time to retire the University of Oxford’s enforced retirement policy?
...employment for a fixed term but only if they meet stringent criteria, including stepping out of their role and being able to fully fund their continuing employment. A number of academic staff have ch...
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and Bank Holidays
...employment says. For example, if a contract states that the employee is entitled to 20 days annual leave plus statutory, bank and public holidays, the employee should be given paid time off on 5 June....
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The new Agency Workers Regulations - what do they mean?
...employment conditions that are no less favourable than if the agency worker had been recruited directly by the hirer; equal access for agency workers to facilities and permanent employment; and penalt...
Recent Cases
Employee Dismissed after Multiple Discrimination Complaints had been Victimised
...employment tribunal claims of race discrimination, harassment and victimisation. The tribunal dismissed the victimisation claim, ruling that W had not been dismissed because he had made discriminati...
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Suspended Sentence for Director Who Ignored Improvement Notice
Suspended Sentence for Director Who Ignored Improvement Notice A recycling firm has been fined and its director given a suspended sentence for endangering workers after allowing them to operate fork l...