by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 19, 2024 | News
According to information obtained by the Financial Times, the Government is now proposing, under its plans to introduce “Day One” unfair dismissal rights in its forthcoming Employment Rights Bill, to allow employers to keep new hires on probation for up to...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 13, 2024 | News
Here’s a bulletin to help employers plan for 2025! The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recently published a Policy Paper setting out how it will respond to its updated remit from the government. The LPC is an independent body that advises the government on the...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 9, 2024 | News
Some news here that will please most employers, in the short-term at least: It has been confirmed that the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 will NOT be brought into force this autumn, as originally expected. The Act received Royal Assent in...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 4, 2024 | News
According to an article published at the end of last week in The Telegraph: “Workers are to be given new rights to demand a four-day week in a law planned for this autumn.” You might have seen it already. It’s referring to compressed hours (i.e. doing five days’ work...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 28, 2024 | News
In the recent case of Treadwell v Barton Turns Development the Claimant was dismissed by one of the Respondent’s directors. She claimed automatic unfair dismissal on the grounds of whistleblowing. She later applied to amend her claim to add a claim of whistleblowing...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 19, 2024 | News
You might recall that Labour made a manifesto pledge to “bring in the ‘right to switch off’” in their wide-ranging ‘Make Work Pay’ paper. The Times newspaper reported over the weekend that the government is now looking at how such a right will actually operate in...
