The UK will have a Labour government for the first time since 2010 following the outcome of the general election held on 4 July 2024.
In its manifesto, Change, published on 13 June 2024, Labour committed to introducing in...more
Now that spring has sprung, early April 2024 sees the introduction of a number of important changes to employment laws in the UK. In summary, these include:
- Expansion of the existing right to request flexible working
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On 19 July 2021, so-called “freedom day”, England moved onto Step 4 of its roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions. In conjunction with this milestone, the UK Government released updated “working safely during coronavirus”...more
7/22/2021
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On 24 September 2020, the Government updated its COVID-secure workplace guidance to require office workers who can work “effectively” from home to do so over the winter. Where an employer, in consultation with its employee,...more
10/16/2020
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An employment tribunal recently found that a belief in ethical veganism is protected as a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010 (Casamitjana v League Against Cruel Sports ET/3331129/2018).
In this Alert we will...more
In this “back to school” round-up, we take the opportunity to catch up on the most important UK employment law events and developments in 2017 to date....more