July saw the usual slew of government activity before the summer break, with the publication of one review, two calls for evidence and a report from the 2023 whistleblowing review. In Parliament, the Employment Rights Bill...more
An EAT decision this month emphasised that employers should be proactive when looking for suitable alternative employment for employees in a redundancy situation. The High Court considered whether a business was vicariously...more
As the Employment Rights Bill made its way to the House of Lords with significant government amendments, Parliament approved the neonatal care leave regulations. The government issued a consultation paper on ethnicity and...more
It’s been all systems go in the second half of January. As the Employment Rights Bill completed its committee stage, the government (finally) confirmed that neonatal care leave and pay will come into force in April. EAT...more
Parliament returned from its summer recess in September, allowing proposals on preventing sexual harassment to progress and the right to request a more predictable contract to become law. Angela Rayner’s speech to the TUC...more
In our Employment Horizons publication, we have reflected on some of the key themes impacting multi-national employers in 2023. These include responding to inflationary pressures and the cost of living crisis, remote and...more
Difficult employment issues can arise during an international business purchase and what is straightforward in one country can prove challenging in another...more
The FRC has commissioned research by Royal Holloway, University of London and the Involvement and Participation Association to look at how companies following the UK Corporate Governance Code have been incorporating the...more
First tribunal guidance on "serious and imminent" danger in context of COVID-19 -
In Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd the Employment Tribunal considered whether an employee had been unfairly dismissed for refusing to attend...more
4/26/2021
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Space invaders – parking policy relevant to reasonable adjustments claim -
In Linsley v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs the EAT confirmed that the employer's parking policy should not have been...more
4/15/2019
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Unfair Dismissal
Who's the boss? Employer liable for MD's assault on member of staff -
The Court of Appeal found an employer liable for its managing director's assault on a member of staff during a post-Christmas party drinking session, in...more