Good Work Plan - Government Proposals
The government has today announced proposed changes to workers’ rights, claiming that ‘the UK will become one of the first countries to address the challenges...
Getting HR Ready for GDPR
As you may be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation comes into force in the UK on 25 May 2018. GDPR brings with it a new regime for data protection...
What to expect from employment law this year
As 2018 starts to gather momentum, we take this opportunity to look forward to see what is on the horizon in terms of employment law.
Key employment law developments of 2017
2017 was another year of significant change in employment law. In this alert, we look back at three significant developments.
Fit For Work Service
The Fit for Work service was introduced in 2015 as a Government-funded service covering England, Scotland and Wales that provided basic occupational health...
Royal Weddings and Bank Holidays
Over the past 24 hours or so, you may have noticed the news that there has been another Royal engagement, with Prince Harry's proposal to Meghan Markle having...
Increase to National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage
In the Government's Autumn budget, it has been confirmed that the national living wage and the national minimum wage will increase in Spring next year.
Risk Assessments for Breastfeeding Mothers
A recent case heard by the European Court of Justice looked at whether it was sex discrimination for an employer to fail to conduct a risk assessment for...
Employment tribunal fee refund scheme announced
Since 2013 and until recently, claimants wishing to bring an employment tribunal claim required to pay a 'lodging fee' (at the point of submitting the claim)...
Parental bereavement leave and pay
The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill, published by the Government last week, provides that parents will receive at least two weeks' paid bereavement...
Can a disciplinary investigation be too thorough?
For an employer to establish, before the Employment Tribunal, that the decision to dismiss an employee on conduct grounds was fair, the employer must be able...
Discrimination awards at the employment tribunal - new bandings announced
Although equality legislation provides that an award of damages in discrimination claims may include compensation for 'injured feelings', it does not provide...
Suspending employees - not always a neutral act
Employers must be careful to avoid taking any action against, or doing anything in respect of an employee that amounts to a breach of the implied term of...
Holiday Pay for Voluntary Overtime
Should voluntary overtime be taken into account when calculating holiday pay?
Supreme Court rules that tribunal fees are unlawful
Since their introduction back in 2013, employment tribunal fees have been a highly controversial topic, with many viewing them as unfair. The number of tribunal...
