by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 2, 2022 | News
Can an employment tribunal rectify a contract? Probably not, held the Court of Appeal in the case of Nexus v RMT and Unite the Union, but it can decide whether a contract could in principle be rectified. This is the latest case in the long running litigation relating...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 26, 2022 | News
Can a settlement agreement compromise a discrimination claim that has not yet arisen? No, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of Bathgate v Technip UK Ltd and others. The Claimant had accepted voluntary redundancy that was formalised in a settlement...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 22, 2022 | News
Is it fair for an employer making redundancies to decide on a pool of one employee without prior consultation? No, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in Mogane v Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Claimant was one of several nurses employed...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 7, 2022 | News
The Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has recently announced new government policy to remove ‘reporting requirements and other regulations’ in connection with workers’ rights from all businesses employing under 500 employees. However, the scope of this announcement is not...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 29, 2022 | News
Digital right to work checks – October deadline! Right to work checks are in place to stop employers hiring staff who are not permitted to work in the UK. From 1st October you must use a certified identity service provider (IDSP) to perform a digital right to work...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 23, 2022 | News
Whilst this might not be the sexiest title for a government bill, and if your attention can be diverted away just for a moment from the tax cutting mini-budget announced this morning, then this might just be the most important piece of employment legislation we’ve...
