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 January update includes a new Court of Session case giving (a degree of) certainty on settlement agreements prohibiting future unknown claims and a new case on constructive dismissal focusing on the rules around delaying...more
2/1/2024
/ Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Grievance Process ,
Paternity Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Our November update includes a Supreme Court decision on employment status and the right to join a trade union, whether a bonus clawback clause can be an unlawful restraint of trade, and how to deal with a “heat of the...more
11/30/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Bonuses ,
Clawbacks ,
Consultation ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Tribunals ,
European Convention on Human Rights ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Organization (ILO) ,
Judicial Review ,
Resignation ,
Restraint of Trade ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
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 September update includes new case law on the controversial area of gender-critical/trans beliefs, a far-reaching anonymity order made by the EAT, dismissals for political beliefs/activities and a news roundup on ACAS...more
9/13/2022
/ Anonymity ,
Conciliation ,
Diversity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Political Affiliation ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Speech ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unfair Dismissal