by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 17, 2025 | News
The Employment Rights Bill contains provisions making employers liable for third party harassment. Here are eleven steps an employer can take to prevent third-party harassment which you should find useful as a guide: Clear Anti-Harassment Policy: Implement and...
by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 10, 2025 | News
The Government has published an updated Amendment Paper collating all proposed amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. The paper incorporates the amendments flowing from the Government’s response to its statutory consultations. It also includes further amendments...
by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 3, 2025 | News
More than one million low-paid workers in the UK are to be entitled to 80% of their weekly salary as sick pay from the first day of illness, under government plans. Currently, to qualify for statutory sick pay, you must have been ill for more than three days in a row...
by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 3, 2025 | News
In a recent case called Korpysa v Impact Recruitment Services, the Claimant was employed by the Respondent and placed with Howdens as a warehouse operative. Howdens said that it no longer needed her. The Claimant rang the Respondent a week later. The Respondent...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 25, 2025 | News
There have been two recent updates on the subject of neurodiversity at work: Firstly, ACAS has published new guidance for employers to raise awareness of neurodiversity at work. The advice provides employers with guidance on different types of neurodivergence, how the...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 19, 2025 | News
The Government, through their Employment Rights Bill, plans to change the law regarding collective redundancy consultation duties. At present, any employer proposing 20 or more redundancies ‘at one establishment’ within a period of 90 days must go through a process of...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 12, 2025 | News
The Court of Appeal has handed down its highly-anticipated judgment in the case of Higgs v Farmor’s School. The case concerned a Christian Claimant who was a secondary school counsellor. She was dismissed for gross misconduct following Facebook posts she had...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 7, 2025 | News
The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 comes into force on 6 April this year, providing eligible employees with a right to take up to 12 weeks’ leave where their child requires 7 (or more) days of continuous neonatal care starting within the first 28 days...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 31, 2025 | News
The latest version of the Employment Rights Bill has been published, incorporating recent changes made by amendment. More details will follow soon.
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 24, 2025 | News
The Department for Business and Trade have published a press release confirming that a day one right to neonatal leave for working families with babies in neonatal care will be introduced from 6th April this year. This news follows the passing of the Neonatal Care...
