Flexible Working

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in the case of Glover v Lacoste UK Ltd is a helpful reminder that disadvantage or detriment arising from a discriminatory decision cannot necessarily be cured on appeal (although it may impact compensation), acting as...

Vento Guidelines – Annual Update

Here is a very useful and timely reminder about why it is so important to have the correct policies and training in place to avoid expensive discrimination claims! The 2023 annual update to the Vento guidelines (which give ranges for injury to feelings awards in...

Annual Tribunal Limit Increase

It’s a couple of weeks overdue, but the The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2023 has been published, with the regular annual increase in tribunal limits. The key increases are: Compensatory Award – £105,707 (previously £93,878) A ‘week’s pay’ (for...

Gary Lineker and IR35

As one of the most famous faces in football and mired in recent controversy, Gary Lineker looks like he might also score against HMRC too! Apart from everything else this last week, Lineker has also been contesting his enormous £4.9m tax bill, telling a legal hearing...

Effective Date of Termination

Did a Respondent’s ‘without prejudice’ letter purporting to communicate a mutually agreed termination, where no such agreement had been made, amount to an effective termination letter resulting in the Claimant’s unfair dismissal claim being out of time? Yes, held the...