by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 8, 2023 | News
Acas have released new and updated guidance on sickness absence which covers: checking holiday entitlement and sick pay; fit notes and proof of sickness; time off for dependants/parents; returning to work after absence; creating absence policies; recording and...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 3, 2023 | News
Did an employment tribunal err in its approach when finding that the unilateral variation of a nurse’s contract to move her from a band 6 role to a band 5 role was not an actual dismissal in the Hogg v Dover College sense? Yes, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 26, 2023 | News
Nigel Farage’s recent high profile dispute with Coutts Bank has brought subject access requests (SARs) back into focus but what exactly are they? A subject access request is a request by an individual to access their personal information held by any data...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 19, 2023 | News
The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 has completed its passage through Parliament and now awaits Royal Assent. There are several things it changes about the current flexible working regime and several (possible more notable) things that it does not. In...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 17, 2023 | News
Was it lawful for the Government, without consultation, to revoke legislation which prevented workers on strike being replaced by agency workers? No, held the High Court in a recent case brought by the ASLEF union. The Secretary of State had, through the Conduct of...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 11, 2023 | News
Can a person be an employee or worker of two different employers at the same time in respect of the same work? No, decided the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the recent case of United Taxis v Comolly. Mr Comolly was a taxi driver who carried-out work driving...
