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
Our employment law update for April covers the Supreme Court decision the correct definition of “sex” and “woman” in the Equality Act and a Court of Appeal decision providing guidelines on gross misconduct dismissals....more
4/28/2025
/ Appeals ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equality Act ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Gross Misconduct ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Gap ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal
The return of our monthly format for employment law updates sees new cases on whether a failure to carry out ACAS Early Conciliation is fatal to claims progressing, whether a claimant after proceedings are ongoing can add new...more
1/30/2025
/ Appeals ,
Conciliation ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Rights Act ,
Pregnancy ,
Tribunals ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
This week we look at a case that covers the issue of what constitutes proper lawful consultation in smaller scale redundancies (fewer than 20). In particular, the case looks at whether there a need for group consultation, and...more
This week we summarise three very recent developments in employment law, one involving the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) and two new cases....more
After a slightly extended summer break, we return with a summary of the new sexual harassment rules due to come into force in just over two weeks....more
10/10/2024
/ Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Dates ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equality Act ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
New Guidance ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK
This week we consider a new EAT decision that emphasises the difficulties of making assumptions about tribunal time limits, particularly the date from when time starts to run....more
8/9/2024
/ Breach of Contract ,
Conciliation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Holiday Pay ,
Payroll Deductions ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unpaid Wages
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