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Jonny Robinson
Jonny Robinson Jonny is a Legal Advisor in the Education team. He also assists lawyers with a wide range of Employment, Data Protection and High Court matters. Jonny has a particular interest in disab...
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Government considering extending redundancy protections for women and new parents
Government considering extending redundancy protections for women and new parents The Government has issued a consultation seeking views on proposals to extend redundancy protection for women and new ...
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Spring budget 2023: Significant pensions changes announced
...employment by getting more people into work, increasing their hours and enabling them to work for longer. Pensions: abolition of the lifetime and annual allowances The Chancellor announce...
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Impact of the UK’s post-Brexit immigration system on schools and colleges
Impact of the UK’s post-Brexit immigration system on schools and colleges “Take Back Control!” was the rallying cry of the Pro Leave campaign. The Government’s latest policy statement on&nb...
Immigration - ways your business can get it wrong!
Immigration - ways your business can get it wrong! This is the first in a series of articles looking at the common visa and immigration problems businesses experience and how to avoid the pitfalls. P...
Covid-19: Roundup of recent changes for employers
Covid-19: Roundup of recent changes for employers Changes affecting the workplace The Coronavirus job retention scheme finally came to an end on 30 September. Since July 2019, employees have been gra...
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Hirers, contractors and recruitment companies: is IR35 the least of your worries?
...employment recruitment chain must beware if the contractor/hirer relationship is actually one of disguised employment. Fewer people know that a recent Court of Appeal case has highlighted a likely mor...
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Court of Appeal provides guidance on responding to subject access requests
Court of Appeal provides guidance on responding to subject access requests The Court of Appeal has given important guidance on the obligations of data controllers when responding to subject access req...
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Belief Discrimination: Religious or spiritual beliefs and grounds for dismissal
Belief Discrimination: Religious or spiritual beliefs and grounds for dismissal Following the Court of Appeal’s widely reported decision in Ladele v London Borough of Islington in 2009 regarding relig...
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Harassment: Solicitors beware!
...employment had ended under a cloud and that he was bigamously married. The Court of Appeal confirmed that each letter did not have to amount to an act of harassment, only that taken cumulatively...
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Dismissal: Second jobs and sick leave
Dismissal: Second jobs and sick leave In Perry v Imperial College Healthcare, the EAT found that it was unfair to dismiss Ms Perry for misconduct for carrying on with a part-time job without permissi...
Improvement and Prohibition Notices: What’s the Difference?
...employment tribunal in this period. The notice should not direct a duty holder to go beyond what is legally required of them. If an appeal is brought against the improvement notice, the operation...
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Voluntary Gender Pay Gap Reporting Not Working
Voluntary Gender Pay Gap Reporting Not Working Only four companies have published details of their gender pay gap, despite more than 200 firms signing up to the Government Equalities Office voluntary ...
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Consultation on parental bereavement leave and pay
Consultation on parental bereavement leave and pay Following the introduction of a Private Members’ Bill last year, the government is consulting on some of the detail surrounding a proposed new right ...
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Court Issues Guidance on Disciplinary Action for Facebook Postings
Court Issues Guidance on Disciplinary Action for Facebook Postings An employee who posted views about gay marriage on his Facebook page was not guilty of misconduct. His demotion therefore amounted t...
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New points-based system – further Home Office guidance released
New points-based system – further Home Office guidance released One of the Conservative party’s manifesto promises during the last election was a new “points-based system” for immigration to the UK po...
Generation Y employees have the most negative attitude towards older employees, part-time and flexible workers - as published on Bdaily
Generation Y employees have the most negative attitude towards older employees, part-time and flexible workers - as published on Bdaily A new report from leading employment law solicitors Doyle Clayt...
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Dismissal for cohabiting not religious discrimination
...employment tribunal upheld her claim and the Nursery appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). Decision The EAT upheld the Nursery’s appeal. Ms De Groen had not been treated less ...
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Morrisons loses appeal in personal data breach case
...employment. Morrisons appealed to the Court of Appeal. Decision The test for vicarious liability required a consideration of whether Mr Skelton’s actions fell within the “field of activities”...
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Should all employees have the right to disconnect?
...Employment contracts of senior employees often dictate set working hours with the caveat that they will “work all other such hours as is necessary to perform their duties”. There is often an expectati...