The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a claimant can pursue an indirect discrimination claim even if they do not share the same protected characteristic as the disadvantaged group, provided they experience the same disadvantage...
A Scottish Employment Tribunal has found that the MoD’s failure to allow army reservists to join the same pension scheme as full-time regular soldiers was contrary to the Part Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations...
Sexual harassment in the workplace continues to be very topical, with changes in the law and applicable guidance focussed upon preventing sexual harassment from occurring, rather than simply reacting after it has happened. On Tuesday 6 August...
In a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision, it critically examined a decision of the Employment Tribunal, which had confidently concluded that an employer had indirectly discriminated against its visually impaired employee on disability...
From April 2024, the rates that are set by the Government each year, are set to increase. Below is a summary of the key changes to be aware of: Increases to the UK National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage From April 2024, the new hourly...
Welcome I recently received an out of office (OOO as the cool kids say) which said the individual was taking a ‘clarity break’ and would be back in two weeks. I like to keep an eye on business speak (you may have another name for it) but was...
Our Louis Howlett has been interviewed by ITV Meridian as part of an investigation into ‘weight discrimination’ and whether legislation may be forthcoming in order to tackle it.
It is likely that with the upcoming teacher strikes in July some employees will either be asking to take annual leave, unpaid parental leave or family and dependant leave (which is either paid or unpaid depending on the company’s policy). This...
On Wednesday 10 May, the Department for Business and Trade announced proposed changes to a number of employment law measures as part of their policy paper titled “Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy”. This initial paper sets out a package...
From April 2023, the rates that are set by the Government each year, are set to increase. Below is a summary of the key changes to be aware of: Increases to the UK National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage From April 2023, the new hourly...
The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill: A Bill to make provision about protection from redundancy during or after pregnancy or after periods of maternity, adoption, or shared parental leave. On 3 February 2023, the...
On Tuesday 24 January, BEI published a draft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement or, as most recently referred to, the practice of ‘fire and re-hire’. The practice came to the forefront of employment law during lockdown when a number...
