Employment Law Articles
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Discrimination arising from disability
In the recent case of Morgan v Buckinghamshire Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal found that the dismissal of an employee...
May 25th, 2023
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Compensation for an unfair redundancy process
Looking to make just one person redundant? The Employment Appeal Tribunal recently decided that having a redundancy pool of...
May 18th, 2023
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The new Worker Protection Bill
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill is now on its second reading in the House of Lords...
May 4th, 2023
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UK trial of the four day working week reports success
A trial of the four-day working week in the UK has shown positive results, with employees reporting increased happiness, productivity,...
April 18th, 2023
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Can employers stop low-paid workers from working elsewhere?
On 5 December 2022, new regulations came into force rendering exclusivity terms in employment and worker contracts unenforceable in...
March 23rd, 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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UK Employment Law changes we can expect in 2023
Various draft bills related to employment are currently progressing through Parliament and could become law in 2023. One such bill...
February 23rd, 2023
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Disability discrimination and disproportionate dismissal
In the recent case of The Department for Work and Pensions v Boyers, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the...
February 9th, 2023
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David Harris discusses the teachers strike on BBC Berkshire
The Teachers strikes in February will mean school closures but can you take time off work and do you get...
January 26th, 2023
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New ACAS guidance on employee suspensions
The Advisory, Conciliation, and Arbitration Service (ACAS) recently published new advice on how to handle employee suspensions. Suspending an employee...
December 21st, 2022
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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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Neurodiversity in the workplace
It is estimated that neurodiversity affects between 10 and 20 percent of the global population. Neurodivergent people generally tend to...
November 22nd, 2022