On July 17, 2024, King Charles delivered the King's Speech, which sets the Government’s legislative agenda for the next Parliamentary Session. In this, the new Labour Government announced an ambitious agenda with some 40...more
8/13/2024
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Currently, employees in the UK on statutory maternity, adoption or shared parental leave who are at risk of redundancy have priority rights to be offered a suitable alternative vacancy (but only where such a vacancy exists). ...more
This week the UK government announced that the majority of remaining COVID restrictions will be lifted in England over the coming weeks. -
This affects self-isolation, sick pay, access to free testing, workplace health and...more
The short answer is that a lot has changed since March. Employers and HR professionals have had to grapple with perhaps the most sudden and unexpected changes to employment law seen for many years. Furlough, working from...more
11/3/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Furloughs ,
Holidays ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Support Scheme ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
The Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom recently held that the dismissal of a nurse for improperly proselytising at work was fair (Kuteh v Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust)....more
6/14/2019
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Corporate Counsel ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Nurses ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Expression ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unfair Dismissal