Posts by John McConkey:
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Employment Tribunal Award Limits Increase in April 2025: What Employers Should Know
Each April, statutory limits on employment tribunal compensation are updated in line with inflation and economic changes. These increases can...
May 15th, 2025
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Irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship
An irretrievable breakdown in the employment relationship refers to a situation where the trust and confidence between the employer and...
March 13th, 2025
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Potential Impact of Planned Ban of Zero-Hour Contracts
UK Government proposals to ban exploitative zero-hour contracts are likely to strengthen worker rights. However, the proposals will enormously impact...
October 17th, 2024
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Enhanced redundancy protection for families
The Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 came into force on 6 April 2024. It...
May 9th, 2024
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UK Government publishes draft legislation on holiday entitlement and pay
The UK Government has published draft legislation to implement important changes to holiday entitlement and pay under the Working Time...
February 15th, 2024
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Government to Limit Non-Compete Clauses to Three Months
The UK Government has announced plans to limit the length of non-compete clauses in employment contracts to three months. This...
November 23rd, 2023
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Minimum service levels required during strike action
Against a backdrop of increased industrial action in public services, the UK Government proposed a new Bill providing for regulations...
August 24th, 2023
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Statutory Code of Practice on changing employment terms
The draft Code of Practice on changing employment terms for employees was published on 24 January 2023 with a twelve-week...
August 10th, 2023
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Flexible working laws to change for UK employees
The UK Government has published its response to last year’s consultation on updating flexible working laws. Here is a summary...
March 9th, 2023
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New holiday pay ruling for part-time workers
The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Harpur Trust v Brazel. The ruling states that holiday...
December 8th, 2022
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Temporary workers can now fill in for striking workers
The Government has repealed restrictions that prevent temporary agency workers from filling in for employees who take part in industrial...
November 8th, 2022
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Workers are not protected against detriments imposed by employers in response to industrial action
Reversing a significant decision by the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT), the Court of Appeal in Mercer v Alternative Future Group...
August 11th, 2022
