by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 27, 2024 | News
A long Amendment Paper on the Employment Rights Bill has just been tabled. The key proposed changes from the Government include: 1. Extending the time limit for bringing all tribunal claims from 3 months to 6 months. This is a significant change and we have no idea...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 25, 2024 | News
In the recent case of Deksne v Ambitions Limited, the Respondent conceded that it had paid the Claimant’s holiday pay incorrectly. The Claimant claimed unlawful deductions from wages. The Employment Tribunal held that the deductions were out of time as they were not a...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 18, 2024 | News
Alongside their updated technical guidance on sexual harassment and 8-step guide for employers, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published templates to help employers with compliance with the new positive duty to prevent sexual harassment in the...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 12, 2024 | News
In the recent case of Gallagher v McKinnon Auto and Tyres, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the original tribunal’s decision that pre-termination negotiations between the Claimant and the Respondent were inadmissible in his unfair dismissal claim. Under...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 30, 2024 | News
The UK’s tax burden may never have been higher, and we are going to let your accountants and other advisers update you about the finer details of what the first ever female Chancellor of the Exchequer has just revealed, but we do want to inform you about the...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 28, 2024 | News
The part of the recently published Employment Rights Bill dealing with flexible working is actually a bit of a damp squib. While the government has made bold claims about making flexible working the “default” unless an employer can prove otherwise, the changes are in...
