by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 7, 2025 | News
Parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be entitled to bereavement leave under a planned law change. The government is set to amend the Employment Rights Bill to give parents the legal right to take time off work to grieve if they...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 1, 2025 | News
In a recent case called Scully v Northamptonshire County Council, Mr Scully worked as a carer for his brother. His brother received payments from the council to fund his care and used this money to pay Mr Scully. Mr Scully brought claims against the council for...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jun 17, 2025 | News
Two long-running employment cases have finally come to an end after the Supreme Court refused permission to appeal in both. Firstly, in the case of Higgs v Farmor’s School. That case considered where an employee manifests a belief which is protected under the...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jun 10, 2025 | News
In a recent case called Hendy Group v Kennedy, Mr Kennedy was a training manager for car sales. Before holding this position, he had over 10 years’ experience as a car salesperson. The training role was placed at risk of redundancy. It was accepted that the redundancy...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jun 4, 2025 | News
Here’s one you may have missed! The Government has confirmed the new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud, set out in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), will come into force on 1 September 2025. The Government...
by Andrew Macmillan | May 28, 2025 | News
In a recent case called Kokomane v Boots Management Services, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that, when considering whether a ‘protected act’ has occurred in a victimisation claim, tribunals should always consider the wider context. The Claimant brought a...
by Andrew Macmillan | May 23, 2025 | News
In the recent case of Augustine v Date Cars Limited, the Claimant was a part-time taxi driver. He was required to pay a flat weekly circuit fee of £148 to the Respondent. The same fee was payable by all drivers, regardless of the number of hours they worked. The...
by Andrew Macmillan | May 15, 2025 | News
In a recent case called Kokomane v Boots Management Services, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decided that, when considering whether a ‘protected act’ has occurred in a victimisation claim, tribunals should always consider the wider context. The Claimant brought...
by Andrew Macmillan | May 8, 2025 | News
In the recent case of Brake Bros v Hudek, the Claimant lorry driver was contracted to work five shifts per week for which he was paid a salary. Each shift was 9 hours long (later increased to 9.4 hours) but the Claimant’s contract stated that he would be required to...
by Andrew Macmillan | May 2, 2025 | News
Following the Supreme Court’s recent high profile decision in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has issued a short interim update highlighting the main consequences of the judgment. It reminds employers that in...
