Our June update includes a new gender critical philosophical belief case exploring some new areas (such as the nature of the workplace), a case on redaction of disclosure documents and whether the redacted material was...more
6/28/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equality Act ,
EU ,
European Convention on Human Rights ,
Gender Identity ,
Human Rights ,
Protected Activity ,
Redacted Documents ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Religious Expression ,
Remote Working ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal
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 July update includes cases on the dismissal of a devout Christian dismissed for gross misconduct for social media criticism of pro-LGBTQ+ teaching at schools, allowances that tribunals should make to litigants in person...more
7/28/2023
/ Age Discrimination ,
Anti-Nepotism Laws ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equality Act ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Harassment ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Human Rights ,
LGBTQ ,
Pending Legislation ,
Public Schools ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Social Networks ,
Termination ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unconscious Bias ,
Unfair Dismissal
Our January update includes new cases on “without prejudice” conversations on termination of employment, the difficulties of applying 100% “Polkey” reductions in unfair dismissal awards, and issues of employers introducing...more
1/19/2023
/ Bereavement Leave ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Medical Leave ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Privileged Communication ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Without Prejudice Privilege ,
Work Schedules
Now that the government is no longer instructing people to work from home if they can, many employers are pressing ahead with the implementation of hybrid or blended working arrangements. This article highlights the...more
As 21 June 2021 gets nearer, how are you going to manage the return to the office? Adam Lambert, Mark Kaye and Lydia Moore answer the key questions being asked by office-based businesses in the first in a series of regular...more
We understand that our clients and contacts will be addressing complex COVID-19 / Coronavirus related HR issues in multiple jurisdictions. BCLP, together with our local counsel friends, have produced a global Q&A document...more
3/19/2020
/ Asia ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Response ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
EU ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Risk Management ,
State of Emergency ,
UK ,
Workplace Safety
Our July update considers recent developments in employment law, including cases on shared parental pay, holiday pay calculations and whistleblowing disclosures. We also outline other points of note, including proposed...more
7/19/2019
/ Appeals ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Holiday Pay ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Maternity Leave ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Gap ,
Sex Discrimination ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies