by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 23, 2024 | News
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...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 22, 2024 | News
The guaranteed hours provisions in the recently published Employment Rights Bill are extremely complicated and we expect much of the detail will be fleshed out by future regulations. The Government’s measures aim to tackle one-sided flexibility in zero hours...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 17, 2024 | News
An NHS Administrator with a “reduced ability to concentrate in noisy environments” following a brain haemorrhage has been awarded £27,208.74 by an employment tribunal after the NHS Trust she worked for failed to make reasonable adjustments. The Claimant, Rose Davies,...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 10, 2024 | News
As predicted, the government has today confirmed which of its proposed reforms to employment law will actually become law. The most eye-catching one is definitely “Day One” unfair dismissal rights so, when the bill does eventually become law, employees...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 9, 2024 | News
Here is a case which is a very useful reminder to employers that staff who say inappropriate things can land them in some very hot water! Apologies for the fruity language, but an employee who was called a “bald c**t” by his colleague has succeeded in a sex-related...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 3, 2024 | News
The Allocation of Tips Act 2023 came into force on 1 October 2024. The government has already published a statutory Code of Practice, providing guidance to employers and workers in tipping industries, on the fair and transparent allocation and distribution of tips....
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 30, 2024 | News
The new positive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace comes into force on 26 October 2024. In light of the new duty, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (ECHR) recently conducted a consultation on proposed...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 23, 2024 | News
The Labour government has said it will publish the new Employment Rights Bill – a key element of its manifesto – within 100 days of taking power. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner repeated this pledge yesterday at Labour’s party conference in Liverpool....
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 19, 2024 | News
According to information obtained by the Financial Times, the Government is now proposing, under its plans to introduce “Day One” unfair dismissal rights in its forthcoming Employment Rights Bill, to allow employers to keep new hires on probation for up to...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 13, 2024 | News
Here’s a bulletin to help employers plan for 2025! The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recently published a Policy Paper setting out how it will respond to its updated remit from the government. The LPC is an independent body that advises the government on the...
