by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 9, 2023 | News
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a decision last year that calling someone bald amounted to sex-related harassment. The EAT heard the appeal from Yorkshire-based British Bung Company, a manufacturer of wooden cask closures for the brewing industry, to...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 6, 2023 | News
Did a failure to consult with the workforce, in relation to redundancy proposals at a formative stage, render a later dismissal unfair? Yes, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the recent case of Joseph de Bank Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Limited. The Claimant (and...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 29, 2023 | News
Was an employment tribunal correct to conclude that a Claimant’s ‘heat of the moment’ resignation should stand – with the result that he could not pursue an unfair dismissal claim? No, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the recent case of Omar v Epping...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 24, 2023 | News
Earlier this week, the Government announced that it has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on minimum wage rates to apply from 1 April 2024. This is the largest ever increase to the minimum wage in cash terms. The National Living Wage will apply to all...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 16, 2023 | News
The Government has published draft legislation to amend the Equality Act 2010 with effect from 1 January 2024. The Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations codify certain EU-derived discrimination protections which would otherwise have disappeared at the end of this...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 9, 2023 | News
The government has published a draft statutory instrument containing amendments to the law on holiday pay, TUPE and working time. The changes, which are likely to come into force on 1 January 2024, include: simplifying holiday pay calculations by making rolled-up...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 2, 2023 | News
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Andrew Macmillan has been invited to attend the University of Plymouth as an expert guest speaker to deliver an employment law training session to their Masters Human Resource Management (HRM) students. Andrew will be...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 2, 2023 | News
New legislation has come into force which means that criminal convictions become spent after a shorter time, reducing the period that individuals are legally required to declare them to their employers. Section 193 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 1, 2023 | News
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 has received Royal Assent, and will come into force in October 2024. This is an important piece of new legislation when it comes to sexual harassment litigation. In short, from next year all employers...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 25, 2023 | News
ACAS has today launched a consultation on a draft Code of Practice on handling requests for a predictable working pattern. The Code of Practice will sit alongside the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 which received Royal Assent in September...
