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Ethical veganism is a protected characteristic
An Employment Tribunal has made a preliminary finding that ethical veganism is a philosophical belief capable of attracting protection from...
January 14th, 2020
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Gender discrimination
As well in the recent and well-publicised case of Samira Ahmed at the BBC, a City banker won a gender...
January 14th, 2020
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Your Legal Rights When Facing Redundancy
An employee has legal rights to protect him/herself when facing redundancy. The employer should always act according to the contract...
January 13th, 2020
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Dismissal and long-term disability
This is due to an EAT ruling that “once the employee has become entitled to payment of disability income due...
January 2nd, 2020
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TUPE: Employee Liability Information
A common question to consider when selling your business is how much information ought to be provided to the buyer...
January 1st, 2020
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Post-Brexit immigration rules
Whether or not a deal is reached with the EU the fact remains that the UK will cease to be...
January 1st, 2020
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Litigation Risk?
Whilst Employment Tribunals have traditionally presented litigants in person with little risk when it comes to adverse costs awards, it...
December 31st, 2019
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What All Employees Should Consider Before Signing a Settlement Agreement
Have you been offered a settlement agreement? Here are a few things to consider before agreeing to the terms. Settlement...
December 30th, 2019
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Don’t slip up with payslips!
Significant changes to how UK employers administer payslips are set to come into force later this year. The Government has...
December 27th, 2019
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Get Up To Speed on Age Discrimination
ACAS recently issued a new guide on age discrimination alongside two helpful factsheets which include guidance on workplace circumstances in...
December 27th, 2019
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Do employees have to disclose an offence?
In a recent case, all the claimants were convicted or received cautions, for relatively minor offences and they were all...
December 19th, 2019
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Tips For Dealing With A Workplace Bully
Workplace bullying is quite common in many types of jobs. Of course, you can ignore it and let the bully...
December 17th, 2019