A coalition of academics, charities, and trade unions is now urging the government to launch a wide-ranging review of parental leave. This would include maternity, paternity, and shared leave, along with how time off and pay are structured. In an...
Over the next three weeks we will be releasing a series of articles looking at parental leave and recent calls for reform in the UK. This week we take a look at the forms of parental leave that are available to employees and how they work...
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has issued new guidance on the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, also known as the Tipping Act 2023, and its accompanying Code of Practice. This law regulates how employers must...
On 26th October, the new and much-heralded legislation, creating a positive duty for employers to take steps to prevent sexual harassment, came into force. Since our last newsletter on the subject, the Equality & Human Rights Commission...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld the fair dismissal of a Claimant employed by Salvation Army Trading. The Claimant, employed since 2016, had faced ongoing criticism for his poor attitude, lack of teamwork, rudeness to customers, and...
Yesterday, two days before their 100-day deadline, the new Labour government published their Employment Rights Bill. The Bill is intended to strengthen and reform workers’ rights across the UK, providing the biggest overhaul of employment rights...
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...
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...
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...
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...
