Our employment law update for May covers a new EAT case on whether job applicants can bring whistleblowing claims, whether a blatant racial insult falls outside the scope of the Equality Act 2010 because it was not made “in...more
5/29/2025
/ Appeals ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equality Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
BCLP recently hosted a seminar on AI in HR. In this thought-provoking session, we considered how AI is used in HR and its regulation in the EU and the UK, and then engaged in some discussions around two theoretical scenarios....more
12/11/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Employment Policies ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Labor Laws ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
UK
This week we cover certain selected areas of the Employment Rights Bill, published on 10 October 2024. It is Labour’s flagship employment legislation....more
This week, we explore and offer practical guidance on neurodiversity, a workplace issue that, much like the menopause, has developed substantially over the past few years and is now a part of Labour’s employment law reform...more
This week we focus on a new case looking at the difficulties between balancing protections of religious belief with the rights and protections of LGBTQI+ individuals....more
7/26/2024
/ Adoption ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Tribunals ,
European Convention on Human Rights ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
Social Networks ,
UK
Following last week's insight, "Labour's manifesto and employment law - what can employers expect?", we focus this week on the specific issue of removing qualifying periods and increasing statutory time limits....more
Our May update includes a case on whistleblowing where the claimant’s belief in the disclosures was questioned along with whether decision makers who knew little or nothing about the disclosures could be blamed for those who...more
5/30/2024
/ Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Information Reports ,
Pay Gap ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
Our April update includes a case on AI facial recognition software that allegedly discriminated against black people, a case where an individual carrying out a dismissal did not have enough knowledge of protected disclosures...more
4/30/2024
/ Age Discrimination ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equality Act ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Racial Bias ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers ,
Work Schedules
Our March update includes a case on whether a theatre and agency could dismiss an actor playing a lesbian role because of her devout Christian beliefs, and a case looking at whether an employee who spends virtually all her...more
3/28/2024
/ Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equal Pay ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Jurisdiction ,
Pay Gap ,
Ports ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Remote Working ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal
Our October update includes a significant Supreme Court decision on how to treat historic underpayments of holiday pay, a preliminary tribunal hearing on whether a belief in race equality that opposed critical race theory was...more
10/31/2023
/ Blacklist ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Rights Act ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equality Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Race Discrimination ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
UK GDPR ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Underpayment ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Wage and Hour
Our September update includes cases on whether a transgender employee was discriminated against for being subject to a “gender specific” insult, the extent to which employers should enquire about employees’ disabilities in...more
9/28/2023
/ Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Incentive Plans ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Stock Purchase Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
PHI ,
Sick Leave ,
Transgender ,
TUPE ,
UK
Our June update includes cases on whether an employer notified of an employee’s pregnancy just before termination is liable for a pregnancy dismissal, whether an employer’s future discovery of a disability makes it...more
6/27/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Furloughs ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Performance Reviews ,
Popular ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Sick Leave ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Safety
Our April update includes cases on religious belief discrimination in the education sector, with a school chaplain preaching to pupils his views on same-sex marriage, a case considering whether the potentially disruptive...more
4/26/2023
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Remote Working ,
Sex Discrimination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
Our March update includes new cases on whether a “without prejudice” letter attaching a settlement agreement and referring to a termination by mutual agreement can be an effective dismissal letter, the role of written...more
3/23/2023
/ Contract Terms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Maternity Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Redundancy Payments ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Work Schedules
Our December update includes new case law on a very unusual take on taxing payments under settlement agreements, how difficult it can be to withdraw an appeal and stop a dismissal from vanishing, and the consequences, even if...more
12/15/2022
/ Bias ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employment Litigation ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Income Taxes ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Pay Gap ,
Racial Bias ,
Settlement Agreements ,
UK ,
Workplace Safety
At the end of November, a French appeal court ruled that an employer could not dismiss an employee (called in this case “Mr T”) for refusing to participate in after-work drinks and team building activities. The judgment made...more
Our June update looks at case law developments relating to health and safety dismissals for remaining away from/expressing concerns about Covid in the workplace, the consequences of not complying with the strict requirements...more
6/22/2022
/ Conciliation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employment Tax ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Rights ,
Independent Contractors ,
Rehiring Issues ,
Remote Working ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal