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...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 10, 2023 | News
To succeed in a claim for marital status discrimination, is it essential to show that the fact that someone was married rather than simply in a close relationship, was part of the ground for the unfavourable treatment? Yes, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 4, 2023 | News
Restrictive covenants: In 2021, the government consulted on whether restrictive covenants, also known as non-compete clauses, should be unenforceable or enforceable only when compensation is provided during the term of the clause. The consultation closed some time ago...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 22, 2022 | News
Was a tribunal entitled to hold that an employee who failed to attend work during the covid pandemic was not automatically unfairly dismissed for doing so in the face of serious and imminent danger? Yes, held the Court of Appeal in the recent case of Rogers v Leeds...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 12, 2022 | News
Can a sufficiently widely drafted COT3 settlement agreement prevent a subsequent claim for victimisation against the same Respondent? Yes, held the Court of Appeal in the recent case of Arvunescu v Quick Release Ltd. The Claimant worked for the Respondent for a month...
