by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 21, 2023 | News
New legislation is being introduced to tackle harassment in the workplace and will put even more responsibility on organisations to protect employees against harassment, including sexual harassment. Employers are being urged to prepare in advance, given the proposed...
by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 15, 2023 | News
It’s a couple of weeks overdue, but the The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2023 has been published, with the regular annual increase in tribunal limits. The key increases are: Compensatory Award – £105,707 (previously £93,878) A ‘week’s pay’ (for...
by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 13, 2023 | News
As one of the most famous faces in football and mired in recent controversy, Gary Lineker looks like he might also score against HMRC too! Apart from everything else this last week, Lineker has also been contesting his enormous £4.9m tax bill, telling a legal hearing...
by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 8, 2023 | News
Did a Respondent’s ‘without prejudice’ letter purporting to communicate a mutually agreed termination, where no such agreement had been made, amount to an effective termination letter resulting in the Claimant’s unfair dismissal claim being out of time? Yes, held the...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 27, 2023 | News
“Menopause For Thought” today! The Women & Equalities Committee of the House of Commons has published its response to an independent report proposing various changes to employment law and practice to help women going through menopause. Most of the...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 3, 2023 | News
Pregnant women will get more protection against being made redundant under new rules set to become law later this year. Currently, workers cannot be dismissed when they are on maternity leave. Under the new law, this protection will begin from the moment a woman tells...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 31, 2023 | News
A consultation has been launched on Panel Composition in the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. The premise behind the consultation is that including non-legal members on the panel is not always desirable. As paragraph 13 states: “Including...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 24, 2023 | News
Some really important news here on Dismissal and Re-engagement processes. BEIS has now published a draft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement. The Code is designed to set out good industrial practice when employers need to negotiate/impose changes to terms...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 22, 2023 | News
Did the tribunal err in its findings in relation to the Respondent’s knowledge of disability and assessment of the date on which the duty to make reasonable adjustments arose? No, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the recent case of Preston v E.on...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 13, 2023 | News
The government has issued a consultation paper to address the issues arising from the Supreme Court’s judgment last year in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel. As a result of the Harpur Trust case, part-year workers are entitled to a larger holiday entitlement than...
