The UK government announced further changes to the Employment Rights Bill. These include a ban on NDAs that seek to prevent workers speaking out about discrimination and harassment. Changes to the fire and rehire rules...more
The government’s call for evidence on equality law outlines its equality policy objectives. Responses will influence the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. Key objectives include making equal pay rights effective for...more
The Employment Rights Bill felt like the only game in town in October. Since its publication, the government has launched four consultations on different aspects of the Bill. The duty to prevent sexual harassment came into...more
In the usual rush before the summer holidays, July was a bumper month for employment lawyers and HR practitioners, with the excitement of the King’s Speech, draft guidance from the EHRC on the duty to prevent sexual...more
After a fairly quiet summer period, there were developments on several fronts in October. The new duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment became law, although is not yet in force. The Supreme Court...more
We typically expect employment law reform to move slowly during the summer holiday period, but it seems that progress has been possible this year (perhaps without the distraction of consistently good weather in the UK). In...more
The long-awaited Employment Bill is no closer to being put before Parliament, after there was no mention of it in the Queen’s Speech. However, in a separate announcement, the UK government has said that it will extend the...more
The UK government’s response to the 2019 consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace confirms that it will introduce a legal duty on employers to protect workers from harassment, re-introduce protection against...more
Further developments in relation to harassment -
The EAT confirmed in Bessong v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust that as the law currently stands employers will not generally be liable for third party harassment of...more
11/5/2019
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Appeals Tribunals ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Copyright ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
International Labor Laws ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Ownership of Works ,
Sexual Harassment ,
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No harassment as conduct not related to sex -
The EAT decision in Raj v Capita Business Services Ltd is a reminder that behaviour, even if it is unwanted and creates a hostile or intimidating work environment, is only...more
9/24/2019
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Employee Rights ,
Equality Act ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
International Labor Laws ,
Off-Payroll ,
Privilege Waivers ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Cut it out! Covenant severed to make it enforceable -
In Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd the Supreme Court revisited the question of when it is possible to sever words from a restrictive covenant to make it enforceable, taking...more
7/15/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Facebook ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Regulations ,
Race Discrimination ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK
Eye on the ball – developments in 2019 -
There are a range of employment law developments employers should be preparing for in 2019, including "gig economy" changes, the introduction of a Code of Practice on sexual...more
Yeah but no but – Government response to sexual harassment report -
The government's response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report on sexual harassment in the workplace was published just before Christmas. ...more
In this weeks issue:
- Consultation on parental bereavement leave
- On the up – increase in Vento bands in discrimination claims
- Better late than never? – EHRC enforcement of gender pay gap reporting...
...more
4/9/2018
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Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Risk Management ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Weekly newsletter on employment matters.
In this weeks issue:
- Ask the right question – disability and occupational health advice
- All work and no pay – standby time at home was working time
- Going up –...more
Weekly newsletter on employment matters.
In this weeks issue:
- Wide reach – tribunal could hear claims against workers based abroad...
- Is sex discrimination law fit for purpose?
...more