Unfair Dismissal – SOSR

In the recent case of Alexis v Westminster Drug Project, the Claimant’s role was the subject of a restructuring process whereby three posts were set to be replaced by two new posts. All three post-holders were to apply and undergo competitive interview. The Claimant...

Government Proposals To Get Britain Working Again

The government has released a White Paper containing, in its words, “Britain’s biggest employment reforms in a generation to get Britain Working Again”. It includes an independent review into how employers can be better supported to employ people with disabilities and...

Amendments on Employment Rights Bill published

A long Amendment Paper on the Employment Rights Bill has just been tabled. The key proposed changes from the Government include: 1. Extending the time limit for bringing all tribunal claims from 3 months to 6 months. This is a significant change and we have no idea...

Holiday Pay Claims

In the recent case of Deksne v Ambitions Limited, the Respondent conceded that it had paid the Claimant’s holiday pay incorrectly. The Claimant claimed unlawful deductions from wages. The Employment Tribunal held that the deductions were out of time as they were not a...

EHRC Templates

Alongside their updated technical guidance on sexual harassment and 8-step guide for employers, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published templates to help employers with compliance with the new positive duty to prevent sexual harassment in the...

Pre-Termination Negotiations

In the recent case of Gallagher v McKinnon Auto and Tyres, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the original tribunal’s decision that pre-termination negotiations between the Claimant and the Respondent were inadmissible in his unfair dismissal claim. Under...

National Minimum Wage Increase for 2025

The UK’s tax burden may never have been higher, and we are going to let your accountants and other advisers update you about the finer details of what the first ever female Chancellor of the Exchequer has just revealed, but we do want to inform you about the...

Flexible Working Changes

The part of the recently published Employment Rights Bill dealing with flexible working is actually a bit of a damp squib. While the government has made bold claims about making flexible working the “default” unless an employer can prove otherwise, the changes are in...

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

New legislation has been passed to introduce a duty for all employers to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment of employees in the course of their employment and the new duty comes into effect on 26 October 2024. So, what exactly are...