by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 26, 2022 | News
Legal protections from discrimination based on protected beliefs are increasingly making headlines. This can be a difficult area for employers as conflicts of beliefs may arise in the workplace and controversial or offensive views may be protected. What does the law...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 16, 2022 | News
We don’t usually report on Private Members’ Bills unless or until they actually became law. Occasionally, however, we do make an exception! There are currently two Private Members’ Bills being considered by parliament that are definitely worthy of a...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 20, 2022 | News
Hot off the press! The UK Supreme Court has clarified the law relating to holiday pay for casual workers who work for varying hours during only certain weeks of the year but have a continuing contract throughout that year. Historically, many employers have chosen to...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 20, 2022 | News
Can an employer engaged in collective bargaining, having had its ‘final’ offer rejected, simply treat collective bargaining as over, and so avoid the provisions of s145B Trade Union Labour Relations Consolidation Act – which prohibits offers to forego collective...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 11, 2022 | News
What should an employer do when an employee sets up in competition and in breach of their restrictive covenants? The answer will largely depend upon whether the employer is prepared to embark on litigation or not. It’s certainly possible to get an injunction...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jun 29, 2022 | News
Why do most employees leave their jobs? Most employers believe it’s because of the lure of better salaries and/or advancement elsewhere. But the premise of this article is that rather than being pulled away by positive factors in a different job, most employees...
