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COVID-19 right to work checks to continue until 05 April 2022
COVID-19 right to work checks to continue until 05 April 2022 Home office right to work update In welcome news for employers, the Home Office has announced that employers can continue Covid-19 adjust...
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Whistleblowing claims: dismissal for way employee blew the whistle not automatically unfair
...employment tribunal had been entitled to find that her conduct when blowing the whistle (the employer’s reason for dismissal) was separate from the whistleblowing disclosure itself. Whistl...
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Government plans to “sunset” EU derived laws by the end of 2023
...employment law? Many of the UK's most significant EU-derived employment rights and protections are contained in secondary legislation. This means they will be affected by the Bill's sunset prov...
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Supreme Court severs part of non-compete clause to leave an enforceable restriction
...employment contract prohibited her from working for a competitor for six months after her employment terminated. She agreed she would not “directly or indirectly engage or be concerned or interested i...
What freezing eggs really means for women and employers - as published in HR review
What freezing eggs really means for women and employers - as published in HR review Large corporate American firms, Apple and Facebook, have offered a new service to their female employees. They are o...
Gutierrez and the risk of a red card for employers over disability discrimination
...employment arrangements to remove substantial disadvantages or obstacles which hinder the employee’s ability to perform their job as a result of their disability. Under the Act, people with cancer ...
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Good Work Plan: Government consults on proposals to support families
...employment and gender pay gaps. The consultation closes on 29 November 2019. Matters it is looking at include: How entitlements to leave and pay should be split between parentsBa...
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Ethical veganism is a protected belief
...employment tribunal conclude? In Casamitjana Costa v League Against Cruel Sports, the employer accepted that Mr Casamitjana Costa's belief in ethical veganism was protected. However, the e...
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Paul Hayward
...employment law. His experience ranges from acting for large multi corporates and educational institutions to senior executives and individuals, across a plethora of non-contentious and contentious iss...
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Emma Hamnett
...employment litigator, advising on all aspects of employment law and strategy, for both employers and senior executives. With over 20 years’ experience, she has a particular focus on High Court dispute...
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Commission for Healthcare Audit & Inspection v Ward
...employment under Employment Rights Act 1996 sec 141. The employment tribunal concluded that the new job did not involve a loss of status. Although there were some material differences between the two ...
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Third Party Harassment: Not doing enough
Third Party Harassment: Not doing enough In Sheffield City Council v Norouzi, the EAT concluded that the Council was liable for the discriminatory acts of a child against a member of staff. Case summ...
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Workers Permanently Assigned to Client Not Protected by Agency Worker Regulations
...employment they were placed with one of Ideal’s clients, Celanese, and their statement of written particulars of employment stated that their place of work was the Celanese factory. They worked there...
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BIS Consults on Tackling Unfair Tipping Practices
BIS Consults on Tackling Unfair Tipping Practices BIS is seeking views on proposals for further action to end unfair tipping practices. Its objectives are to make it clear to customers that payments...
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Statutory Payments to Increase from April 2017
...Employment Law Essentials.
Countering harassment at work: Katie Mahoney comments for Huffington Post
...employment tribunal claims. You can read Katie's comments for Huffington Post here.
Changing pension arrangements has become easier – considerable savings for employers!
Changing pension arrangements has become easier – considerable savings for employers! To manage their pension liabilities and protect their cash flow, many employers with defined benefit (DB) pension ...
Covid workplace testing programme extended to offer home testing
...Employment Law Journal.
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Government responds to Health is Everyone’s Business Consultation
...employment of disabled people. Disabled people are twice as likely to be unemployed Keep disabled people in work. Around 300,000 disabled people leave or lose their jobs each year. Disabled people ...
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Individual employees liable for whistleblowing dismissal
...employment tribunal upheld his claims and awarded him over £1.7m in compensation to be paid by IPL, Mr Timis and Mr Sage on a joint and several basis. IPL became insolvent, leaving Mr Timis and ...